> > > 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?
>
>
> Was it one of the REDWALL series by Brain Jacques (pronounced "jakes"")
>
> Or maybe Watership Down or Rabitt Hill.
>
> Those are the only personification novels I know

It wasn't a personification novel. All the heroes apart from the ferret (okay, and the wolf, and possibly the dragons, depending on how you define "hero") were human.

Paul