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I put off reading this series for years. A good friend of mine had recommended it to me, but I found the premise unappealing. Even less so after I attempt the first of the Night Angel trilogy. The books I rate 5 stars tend to be in the literary fantasy or dying earth subgenres. This book was nearly a 5 for me despite being neither of those things.
The Assassin's Apprentice is a tale about loyalty and loss. It is a bildungsroman about Fitz the bastard of the king-in-waiting Chivalry. As a member ...more
The Assassin's Apprentice is a tale about loyalty and loss. It is a bildungsroman about Fitz the bastard of the king-in-waiting Chivalry. As a member ...more

Some of the characters are better written then others, but over all the ones we are suppose to care about are well written. The ending was a bit predictable but I did enjoy the scenes about mentally bounding with animals. I'm curious enough about how a person is Forged to continue with the series and to see what happens next with Fitz
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Jul 25, 2012
Natasha
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Aug 20, 2012
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Julie
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