Take just the very first chapter of "Royal Assassin", nothing more. You will find it has more depth, truer emotions, deeper meanings, and was written with more talent then some authors manage to produce in an entire novel.From beginning to end, I find nothing but enjoyment in Robin Hobb's work.
Seemed to take a while to get going, whether this is because it is the first in a series I'm not sure. I was really looking forward to reading this book and feel a little let down by it. That said I will read the next in the series. Unfortunately I still have a huge book hangover from The Lies of Lo...