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"Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."--George R. R. Martin 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 as 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. Praise for Robin Hobb and Assassin's Apprentice "A gleaming debut in the crowded field of epic fantasies . . . a delightful take on the powers and politics behind the throne."--Publishers Weekly "This is the kind of book you fall into, and start reading slower as you get to the end, because you don't want it to be over."--Steven Brust
- Format: Mass Market Paperback
- Author: Hobb, Robin
- ISBN: 9780553573398
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.36 x 1.01
- Number Of Pages: 448
- Publication Year: 1996
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Robin Hobb's books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons -George R. R. Martin
Adam W. - 6 years 5 months agoRobin Hobb has a true gift for creating character's that you feel are about to walk off the page. Their personalities, flaws and all, drive the story along rather than reacting to the world around them. The first book in the first trilogy (as of writing this she is wrapping up the third book in the fifth trilogy that takes place in the same world!) sees young Fitz Chivalry dropped at the castle gates and is taken in as a bastard son of the eldest Prince Chivalry. The story sees Fitz grow as a young man into an adult, trained in the art of subterfuge and assassination (with some magic thrown in for good measure). In between all of the political drama is the threat of the 'Forged'. People who have essentially had their souls taken from them and are primal beings scouring the land. Seriously, this book and all of the following ones are freakin' awesome. If you like A Song of Ice and Fire, you owe it to yourself to read these.
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We left. Walking uphill and into the wind. That suddenly seemed a metaphor for my whole life.
Samantha C. - 7 years 10 months agoAssassin's Apprentice was one of the first high fantasy books I ever read and, because of that, fantasy is my favorite genre to read. Fitz is an extraordinarily relatable character, regardless of the fact that he is expected to kill people. He is a bastard son of a noble and initially raised as an outcast, but he is eventually officially adopted into the royal family and given a secret duty as an assassin. There is magic, court politics and the writing is incredibly compelling. Typical fantasy tropes are given new life to create a familiar and yet entirely surprising story.
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