R.S. Moule – The Assassin’s War

Thanks to Second Sky for my gifted ebook. This is my honest review.


The world’s greatest assassin. An enchanted prison. And a deadly mission—to set him free.

Legendary assassin Locan A’Shadow has been ambushed and captured by raiders. His companion Cetrik pursues the kidnappers across land and sea to Rameon—capital of the Dominion empire.

Rameon is more beautiful and deadly than Cetrik could ever have imagined—a twisting maze of blood and gold, where senators and courtesans play vicious games of power.

But the city is on the brink of disaster…

A army of nomads has invaded, sweeping all before them. Now they are almost at Rameon’s walls. There is only one way to save the city—killing the warlord who binds them together.

The Dominion doesn’t need a hero. It needs an assassin…

But Locan is locked deep in Rameon’s most notorious prison as warring factions bid on his life. Can Cetrik find a way to break him out, before the greatest city in the world is burned to ashes?

A thrilling and action-packed epic fantasy adventure, The Assassin’s War is perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, John Gwynne, and Scott Lynch.

My Review

The third book in the Legends of the Shadow series, I have read all the previous books and couldn’t wait to see what was next for Locan and Cetrik!

An epic fantasy series which keeps getting better with every book. You can read them as standalones as the author includes plenty of backstory. I have to say, you are missing out if you don’t start with book 1.

There is even more detailed world-building within The Assassin’s War, which really brings everything to even more vivid life than before. The characters made me feel like they could step out of the pages!

It is one of those stories that I will leave you to read, I want to avoid spoilers. What I will say is that there are plenty of turns and twists throughout. I found it a riveting read, thanks to the masterful storytelling by R.S. Moule. He never fails to amaze me whenever I read his books.

I love this author’s writing, he has a knack for transporting me away from this world so easily!  Any epic fantasy lover should pick this series up!

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Author Bio

Roger Stephen Moule lives in South London with his wife Eloise and their cat Tinks. He has a passion for writing epic fantasy grounded by human flaws and desires, set in worlds inspired by a childhood divided between his home in the soft, rolling hills of the Cotswolds and summers spent exploring the rugged coastline and deep glens of the Isle of Man. When not reading or writing, he can often be found playing guitar or watching football.