Review: Assassin's War
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2013
The book was well-written and well-edited, always worth mentioning at the top. There are a few errors, but they're mostly insignificant; a few typos and missing quotes. Some incorrect comma usage ("Two, armed guards, one male and one female"). I'm the kind of reader who likes to highlight errors, ostensibly in the hopes of somehow bringing them to the author's attention, but this book has very few of those types of highlights. Dunno if the author has had this professionally edited, but it does have that feeling.Anyways, the story is set in a universe where humans are only tangentially mentioned, as the main action revolves around several alien species. There is no background history on the universe or the alien species, which is actually rather nice. While I am a big fan on backstory and the like, sometimes you don't really need to develop all that underlying detail to tell a good story.The story is told from the POV of the main character, the assassin in the title. He's not a static character, but goes thru various escapades, and over the course of the story, he starts to find his outlook changing. His primary goal remains the same as in the opening of the story, but he starts to see things a bit different. Interesting character development, altho I feel that there are some plot devices that could be poked with holes, but sometimes you just have to go with it.There is a decisive ending to the story, in that the main character accomplishes his mission and his goals are met. But like many good stories, it kinda leaves you wanting to know more about what happens after.