One quick note about The Fifth Season: It starts out in a kinda weird way. You have to just go with it. By the time you're done with the third book you'll understand everything, and it's awesome, but for a while the structure of the books can seem pretty bizarre.
Also, Assassin's Apprentice is, despite the title, much more angsty and much less murder-y than you might expect. It doesn't really give you much of a clue where it's ultimately going until partway through the third book. The conclusion is excellent, though, which is good because I found the series to be a fairly slow read.
One quick note about The Fifth Season: It starts out in a kinda weird way. You have to just go with it. By the time you're done with the third book you'll understand everything, and it's awesome, but for a while the structure of the books can seem pretty bizarre.
Also, Assassin's Apprentice is, despite the title, much more angsty and much less murder-y than you might expect. It doesn't really give you much of a clue where it's ultimately going until partway through the third book. The conclusion is excellent, though, which is good because I found the series to be a fairly slow read.