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Title: Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0-553-57339-X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (198 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Engrossing -- medieval story with a dark-side
Comment: I picked this book on a lark -- I just wanted to try a new writer. What a reward from Robin Hobb! This medieval fantasy has a real dark gothic element to it -- a bastard child is trained to be an assassin. He senses dark magical powers within himself yet cannot master the skills to use them. In a twisted way, he is loyal, and even to love (perhaps), the people who use him in the worst way. I think the characters are well-filled and realistic; characters have varying shades of evil and good, sometimes all at once. The author really captures the quirks of human nature -- and the coincidence of one action having far-reaching effects. And the Fool adds an element that someone or something is controlling events beyond everyone's perception. Governments are portrayed in a cynical light -- heroes presented to the masses are actually traitors in secret. Rulers turn blind eyes to treachery -- out of true political blindness or simply waiting to fight some battle on another day.
Very interesting. I am definitely going to read the next book in the series.
Rating: 5
Summary: A diamond in a field of zirconium
Comment: I rarely give any book 5 stars, but Hobb's "Assassin's Apprentice" gets them. I am so tired of badly written, unoriginal claptrap from all those would-be Tolkiens that litter the field of high fantasy that the friend who leant me "Assasin" had to pick at me for months. I'm glad I gave in! Hobb succeeds not because of her original universe or even particularly original plot, but because of her fabulous character development. I haven't read characters as engaging since Lois McMaster Bujold. And it's thought provoking as well. I found myself examining anew what it meant to be loyal, to serve that to which you've devoted yourself, and to be true to your calling, even when it seems directly at odds with what you desire. Very impressive, and not to be missed.
Rating: 1
Summary: Don't expect any twist or surprise or, actually anything...
Comment: So, this is book 1. I gave it a try.
Chapter 1 is ok..., I thought there must be something going on, or something to happen....
Chapter 2,... nothing,..3,...4....Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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Title: Fool's Errand (Tawny Man, Book 1) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0553582445 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Golden Fool (The Tawny Man, Book 2) by ROBIN HOBB ISBN: 0553582453 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Ship of Magic (The Liveship Traders, Book 1) by Robin Hobb, Robin Hobb ISBN: 0553575635 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 02 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Mad Ship (The Liveship Traders, Book 2) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0553575643 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Ship of Destiny (The Liveship Traders, Book 3) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0553575651 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 27 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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