Naked Empire

I'm surprised I made it to this one really. The last 3 in the series tried my patience to the brink, brought nothing new to the table and descended into a self-righteous drivel that I felt myself having to push myself to get through. I never finished the series - this book being the last straw. For a series that got me started on reading adult fantasy, I was sorely disappointed that it didn't pan out to the end. Sometimes I wonder how it all ended and then I remember reading pages, and pages, and pages of Richard explaining why he was ‘oh so smart' when it came to magic and I realize I don't really care anymore.