false 45107 26 Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated like an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz's blood runs the magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family. As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is growing to manhood. Soon he will face his first dangerous, soul-shattering mission. And though some regard him as a threat to the throne, he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom. 171715 book 1995 Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, #1) total:4331|5:1739|4:1750|3:696|2:111|1:35| 4331 18040 5900 435 4 7 false false Mon Apr 07 02:47:40 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 28 14:17:24 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 07 02:46:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 13 false false Mon Dec 22 19:17:01 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 19:18:07 -0800 2008 4?
1. I like the idea of killing people for fun and profit
2. You can't trust your uncle
3. I like men who whine a lot and play with dogs
4. I would like to read people's minds, but I do not want them to read mine
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It took 10-20 pages. I almost gave up on it. But then I got hooked on the nature of the core character. Kinda Harry Potter-ish in that th...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Mar 28 20:51:12 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 18:13:37 -0700 2009 2 First Review in February 2006:

First, a short blurb on the storyline (so skip to the next paragraph if you haven’t read the book, and don’t want it spoilt). Fitz is a royal bastard (as in born outside of wedlock). At age five his mother’s family deliver him to the royals and abandon...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 18:21:06 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 18:39:26 -0700 2008 I've had the second in this series for years but put off getting the first. Why I rathered enjoyed reading the Liveships books, the handling of the storyline/s and character development left me every dissatisfied and reluctant to read anything else by the author

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Once you get past the (to be expected with books these days) complete incongruity between the cover art and the book's descriptions of its characters, this is one fine debut novel. I spent way too much time flipping between passages in the bo...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Mar 31 06:19:59 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 08:00:10 -0700 2009
I read The Farseer Saga years ago and it is still one of my favorite epic fantasies. Its main strengths are its simple writing style and excellent characterization.

Robin Hobb's prose is lovely — straightforward and simple. It...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 31 09:00:43 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 10:01:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 31 12:02:39 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 31 12:13:22 -0800 2007
Here's the truth: I used to crouch into subway corners, hunched over, pressed against the throng of rush hour bodies, lost in Robin Hobb's universe. I'd mi...more...]]> 5 6 false false Wed Jan 21 15:07:39 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 15:09:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 02 09:51:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 09:51:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 19:33:15 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 19:43:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 27 07:56:14 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 08:07:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 06:20:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 06:20:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 11:59:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 12:08:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 20 12:05:43 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 12:05:54 -0700 2009
The first thing that struck m...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 00:14:54 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 00:17:59 -0700 2009 1 EFP (Extruded Fantasy Product) is a bit higher than mine, and I've grown steadily more averse to endless fantasy series over the years. So I was pleasantly surprised t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 11:32:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 11:38:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 06:44:46 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 07:15:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 23:43:05 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 23:53:07 -0700 2009 more...]]>