Not what I expected

I understand that thieves and assassins are very bad people. But I am used that fantasy stories muffle this picture and add a moral frame. With this the reader still can sympathize with the thieve without having an interest in torture or killing innocent people for money. For example the rule no women and children and no act against non-principles I find always comforting. But in this story the protagonists don’t make it easy to like them. Not because they are badly written or unbelievable. On the contrary I find many characters extremely charismatic, intelligent, skilled and recognizable (except for the weird names), but they are beyond cruel. In this fight between Thieves and Nobleman both sides fight to win ignoring any honour or conscious. The few moral characters are forced to participate and keep losing them slowly but steadily. A side from the characters I found the mix out of combat (strategic/ tactical as well as duell scenes), politics (deceives and other manuverings) and a hint of magic (e.g. mighty Paladins) very interesting.

I look forward to the next book.

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