The King's Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I

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Stephen Deas is an engineer in the aerospace industry, working on communications and imaging technology in the defence sector. He is married with two children and lives near Writtle in Essex.

Review: The King’s Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George

The right characters leave us and a new story emerges for our young "thief taker" Berren. It was cool getting to know Tarn and Syannis' younger brother and the "idiot" brother. The story behind their idiot brother was a cool too. Villiers first became a royal favorite in 1615 when he was in his early 20s, and even in van Miereveld’s portrait you can still see why: the seductive eyes, the bold facial features, the inviting lips. James was deeply and obviously smitten, and Villiers’ fortunes prospered accordingly. He began as a cupbearer to the king, a job that was anything but empty ceremony, as Woolley engagingly and accurately conveys: Read More The chilling true story of the real-life ‘fasting girls’ who inspired Netflix’s The Wonder Finally, we get to see the shitty kingdom master Syannis was from, and we learn about the disputes and arguments in that area. But there are also some glimpses of the bigger picture, which I really enjoy.

I don't think i can give a review without spoilers. So if you want to read these series don't follow my review below XD Another compelling Deas novel, and a lot darker than its two prequels. I was quite sad to see Berren in such a dark place in this last installment of the series, but considering what he'd been through, it was to be expected. Read More Mary Queen of Scots’ secret letters are found - and decoded to reveal her true intentions The heady mix of fear and awe Berren remembered as his apprentice were gone, not a trace of it left. What he saw now both made him feel pity and repulsion." People sometimes do very strange things once they get what they want. They turn out not to be quite the people they were pretending to be.'"

The King’s Assassin (2017): Benjamin Woolley The King’s Assassin (2017): Benjamin Woolley

After two years a slave on a ship, Berren enters Kalda in pursuit of Syannis' shadow. Instead he finds mercenary captain Talon, Syannis' brother, who takes on Berren as a soldier. " 'Syannis thinks you killed Radek for him, but you didn't, did you? I see no pride in you at all. Just shame and fear.'" And he's good. The best. Cruel without understanding why, a genius in steel. " Simple instinct, and his had been to kill, because that's what they'd all taught him: Master Syannis, Silvestre, even Tasahre, although she would have wept at what he'd done today." It seems that at least his subconscious is at bay when he fights. " In the fight he's felt Tasahre beside him, watching him, guiding him, moulding his shape and his movements as she'd used to do. Inside he'd felt at peace." I have spoken to you of the first principle of knowledge: that we are beings of two parts. Every man, from the lowest worm to the highest king, has two souls." Read More ‘Deluxe captivity’: newly-unearthed documents reveal Mary, Queen of Scots’ lavish lifestyle I seriously don't remember why I liked the previous two books, starting with Berren a little thief with a harsh life, who was taken by Master Sy to be an apprentice,and what ever events got me to the king's assassin, now about this book.Still, the overlap between the series is a fascinating idea, especially since there are some ongoing mysteries building in that other series. Read More The fascinating life story of the Marchioness of Milford Haven, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and ‘walking encyclopaedia’