Krondor: The Assassins

Book 2 of the Legacy of the Riftwar. While I still enjoyed reading it, and while it's definitely better than book 1, the plot is actually very short and the sequence of events felt very rigid and scripted - most probably because there's a computer game behind it - causing events and situations to be a bit awkward in fiction. Jimmy is as entertaining and endearing a character as always, but Prince Arutha felt like a shadow. There are some pretty good scenes, but most of the rest of the book are just so-so. Good enough for Feist or Midkemia or Jimmy fans, but others may want to pass.