Mickey Zucker Reichert
Nightfall, the legendary assassin, has taken his name from the children's song that warns about the danger of the night. A master of disguise, he survives by his wits, but survives primarily, despite is small size, because of his natural talent. A talent coveted by sorcerers who methods of extracting natural talents leaves much to be desired.
On the other end of the spectrum is Prince Edward of Alyndar, who strives to fight justice by confronting it head on, which causes nothing but trouble for his father, especially when Ned accidentally kills a man while confronting injustice.
This is a very good book, although I remembered as being somehow different. The story is very good, the characters are very good, my only complaint is that I think the ending is a bit too pat. But you'll have that sometimes, and in general it doesn't take away from an otherwise excellent book.
And for what it's worth, I picked up and bought the book because of the cover. I love this cover--the guy looking precisely like someone you really don't want to meet with his sharp knives and stringy hair, the images on the sides that you don't quite notice at first, everything.
Rating: 7/10
I enjoyed Spirit Fox, but I can not get into her Renshai series. I'll try again eventually.
Books by Mickey Zucker Reichert:
The Renshai Chronicles: The Last of the Renshai (1992), The Western Wizard (1992), Child of Thunder (1993)
The Legend of Nightfall (1993), Spirit Fox with Jennifer Wingert (1998)
