The only stumbling point for me in the novel was the manner in which Caspon gained control over his half-blood assassin. The ruthless and ambitious Caspon is easy to hate, and General Talros is nicely reminiscent of Victor Hugo's Inspector Javert in his relentless hunt for the assassin. The characters who populate her world are equally compelling. Though Nightingale becomes a cold-hearted killer, we sympathize with her plight every step of the way. This is a wonderfully engaging novel from start to finish a story of innocence destroyed and rage honed into murderous intent. Nightingale is the alias of a young half blood girl, daughter of an 'anthelai' (elf-like) father and a human mother, who survives a brutal attack on her home only to be captured by a man bent on transforming her into a deadly assassin.
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