Royal Assassin
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Robin Hobb
'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin The second volume in Robin Hobb's internationally bestselling Farseer Trilogy. Honesty is the bedrock for any relationship. But how can Fitz - royal bastard, trainee assassin, holder of secrets crucial to the security of the kingdom - bare his soul to his beloved Molly? Danger lies all around him - from the raiders savaging the coastal towns, and from within the court. The king has been struck down by a mystery illness and his eldest son, Verity, is bound up in the defence of the realm. When Verity leaves the court in search of the mythical Elderlings, Fitz finds himself friendless apart from his wolf, Nighteyes, and the king's strange, motley-clad fool, exposed to Prince Regal's malign ambitions. He will be asked to sacrifice everything - his heart, his hope, even his life - for the sake of the realm.
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Author
Robin Hobb
Pages
648
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Published Date
2014
ISBN
0007562268 9780007562268
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"Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb 1/5 ⭐
I've DNF'd this at 30%. Unfortunately I just don't think Robin Hobb is for me. I love her descriptive writing and I don't even mind the slow pace all the time. My biggest qualm is her main character work. I find them maddening, they are like vanilla ice cream with no ability to learn from mistakes. They don't grow very much as characters, and they let others choose how they live...
I just can't. "
Sarah
"A massive improvement on the first oh my GOD this is gonna be amazing. This world is so complex and different than any other fantasy I’ve read"
Emily Tancredi
"580 pages "
Emma
"The magic system in this series has been simple and elegant.
I think this gives the author the room to develop the inter and intrapersonal relationships to a depth that would otherwise be lost in understanding a more complex system.
These characters are of such a class that they are in what seems like constant strife. The author does a great job giving the reader just enough joy and peace in their lives to still have hope them. "
Amanda Bohn
"3.5/5 ⭐️ <br/><br/>The first 75% of this book had me sleeping but the ending saved it"
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Grant Applebee
"Great books and well written. My only issue so far is they tend to be slow in the middle with the plot mostly moving forward at the end of book 1 and 2. Still excited to read book 3."
Shane K
"I cant even imagine where this will go from here, but what a ride so far."
K H
Kimberly Harper
"Anytime I can completely envision a story playing out in my head, I can’t help but give it 5 stars. So far this trilogy has been slower paced than what I usually go for, but here it only adds to the evolving characterization and grander plot. Plus, the last 100 or so pages were intricately and insanely done. Hats off to Robin Hobb."
Haeliegh Justice
"3.5 stars"
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