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Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) - Community Reviews back

by Robin Hobb, Paul Boehmer
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rameau's ramblings
rameau's ramblings rated it 14 years ago
Remains as one of my all time favourite books.Having reread it in English, I can't remember ever hating Burrich as much as I did on the last pages of this book. Having said that, this time around I'm finding myself disliking Fitz too, occasionally. The self-hate is a bit thick at times and although ...
Merle
Merle rated it 14 years ago
Many people criticize this book, but I can't quite understand why. To me it's like Assassin's Apprentice, but better (and longer). I found the first 10-15 pages to be a bit rocky, but it improves as we follow Fitz's life at Buckkeep, dealing with the numerous problems resulting from the Red Ship rai...
Thief of Camorr
Thief of Camorr rated it 14 years ago
Absolutely amazing. Couldn't put it down. This is a good time to have ross river where all I can do is lie around and read.
All the Time in the World
All the Time in the World rated it 14 years ago
I'm really impressed by this series. Yes, as someone told me, it does grow very dark as it proceeds - but the young man at the center of it is born in difficult circumstances (illegitimate son of the heir to the throne) and grows up with very few choices, bound by an oath of loyalty to accept whate...
In The Mood For LOVE
In The Mood For LOVE rated it 14 years ago
I'm speechless. While the whole book was great, the ending was nothing sort of magnificent. I can't wait to read the final book of the series!
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 14 years ago
by Robin HobbOpening line: "Why is it forbidden to write down specific knowledge of the magics?"My overall reactions to this were fairly similar to the first book. The characters are interesting, I love that Hobb doesn't ignored the everydayness of her world (although there's less of that in this bo...
"Check Six"
"Check Six" rated it 14 years ago
This one is a tough call. I really enjoyed the writing and the characters. When I stand back and think through the overall plot, it is less impressive. The major threat, the Red Ship Raiders, are simply not very credible. There is nothing devoted to a description or context except they raid and des...
Bunkercomplex Bookshelf
Bunkercomplex Bookshelf rated it 14 years ago
Absolutely love this series. It's also a great entry point into the vast fantasy/adventure genre for people like me who have only read Harry Potter and the stray mainstream/commercial fantasy book.
Kiwiria
Kiwiria rated it 15 years ago
I can't quite decide whether to give this book 4 or 5 stars - it's definitely a 4.5 book for me.This is an odd book. It's not a page-turner as such, yet I'm completely drawn into it and find myself thinking about the story even when not reading it. This second book in the trilogy is even bleaker tha...
altheaann
altheaann rated it 16 years ago
In this second volume of Hobb's 'Assassin' trilogy, matters progress from bad to worse. As FitzChivalry Farseer recovers from the near-fatal assassination attempt on him by Prince Regal, he begins to see that Buckkeep and the Six Duchies are falling apart around him. The Red-Ship Raiders grow ever m...
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