This might be my favourite Terrarch Chronicle to date.
The story continues to follow the exploits of protagonist
Rik, his former unit The Foragers and his slightly suspicious patroness Asea.
It continues where the second book left off, regarding the
disposition of a possible ally nation and its recently rescued queen-to-be. Rik
finds out more about his father, and the very creepy Quan race of sentient
soul-stealing squid are introduced.
Sardec, the commander of Rik's former unit, continues to
develop nicely and I really like the air of ambiguity about Asea. I hope there
are lots more Chronicles to come and it's very easy to see her being revealed
as either an angel or a demon in later books.
Rik's nation (Talorea) and their enemy (Sardea) are vying
for political advantage in a lesser border nation as well as the independent
city of Harven. There's a mixture
of political shenanigans, bloodshed and Lovecraftian arcane horror, and I think
it works really well.
The pace is also nice and fast. I think I slightly
criticised the previous book for sagging a bit in the middle, but The Queen's
Assassin was thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish.
Thaddeus
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