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Title: Great -- but definitely a trilogy's middle volume
Review: Robin Hobb's characterization and writing are excellent as usual in this second volume of the Tawny Man trilogy. However, the plot did not advance much. Not all series have to be in trilogy form! I had two specific quibbles, which I will describe, but try not to give away anything that would spoil people's enjoyment.First, I found it hard to believe that with all the spying and observation that goes on in this series, there was a failure of intelligence to locate a large one armed man and a war horse in a small town.Second, there was an instance in which Fitz went running to give away a secret told him by a friend. I found this to be very much out of character for him.
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