> > > In the fantasy novel I just finished reading, the evil king (instead of being slain by one of the heroes) is assassinated by a ferret.
> > >
> > > Strange but true.
> >
> > What book was this?
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> Was it one of the REDWALL series by Brain Jacques (pronounced "jakes"")
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> Or maybe Watership Down or Rabitt Hill.
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> Those are the only personification novels I know
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> Lif"SERIOUS POST WITH BIG WORDS AND STUFFS"ace

I haven't heard of Redwall, but it didn't happen in Watership Down or Rabbit Hill. There weren't any ferret characters in either of those.

Brunnen-"usually reads books before mentioning them as possibilities ;-)"G