The Rogue
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Our view
“The Rogue” is an absorbing middle volume of “The Traitor Spy Trilogy” that widens the world of the earlier books. Lorkin lives among the Sachakan rebels, Sonea hunts a rogue with a grip on the city’s underworld, and trouble brews inside the Guild’s University. Some readers think it a clear step up from the first volume, though a few romances seem to them to come out of nowhere; others feel the plot stalls in places.
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About the book
Living among the Sachakan rebels, Lorkin does his best to learn about their unique magic. But the Traitors are reluctant to trade their secrets for the Healing they so desperately want. Meanwhile, Sonea searches for the rogue, knowing that Cery cannot avoid assassination forever. The rogue's influence over the city's underworld, however, is far greater than she feared. And in the University, two female novices are about to remind the Guild that sometimes their greatest enemy is found within ...
Reading order · The Traitor Spy Trilogy
Full order & progress →- The Ambassador's MissionStart here
7.97.9 / 10 - The RogueThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - The Traitor Queen
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 80 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 35% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 80 | 100% |
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