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Not as poetically written as Red Rising, but it's a vast world with a lot happening in the background.

I love Wayne. Also love the HUGE INTEGRATION of the rest of the Cosmos coming into play! Easter Eggs EVERYWHERE.

Been trying to find something to get me back into reading mode. Black Sun Rising and The City of Brass didn't work, but Assassin's Apprentice has been promising. The character-work here is phenomenal.

So, this book has a lot of politics ... and I LOVE that part of my stories. One of my favorite parts of Brent Weeks' Lightbringer series was the politics. However, my fingers are crossed for some catalysts. I need the story to progress. Just a lot of traveling right now. I see a lot of promise. I'm excited.

Also, it's been fun reading a fantasy set in a unique location. It's a breath of fresh air.

If you're someone who wants 99% of your characters to be very, VERY gray ... this is the book you want. There are no heroes here.

The chapter I just read screwed me up badly enough to make me stop reading for the day. I can imagine a lot of people probably stopped reading for good after that one. Wow. That was a hammer to the chest.

This is good. This is VERY good. The character-work is A+, and I can see this becoming a top-10 series for me. I'm so happy! This has gotten me out of my reading slump.

Struggling to get through this. I don't know if I'll have the desire to finish the trilogy.

I am so happy I didn't give up on this series halfway through the first book. This is amazing. Chapter 59 was chilling and ingenious.