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The Farseer II: Royal Assassin (The Farseer Trilogy)

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Edition: New Ed
Author: Robin Hobb
Publisher: Voyager
Release Date: March 1997
ISBN-10: 0006480101
ISBN-13: 9780006480105
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Brilliant	Customer Rating:
All I'll say is that this series is a must read. The character development is brilliant and complex, so much so that even 'bit-part' characters have hugely complex personalities. There are ideas that may be difficult to grasp, but I found Hobb's writing style was easy to read, and very pleasing on the imagination.

poor read

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The author tried to pack as many idea into three books as possible without bothering if any of it makes any sense. The overall plot would have neatly fitted into one book and in all fairness: the first book had it's flaws but was a very good read.
So take my advice: Enjoy the first book and skip the other two: All will be well in the end.
If the author had provided her protagonist with any common sense or wit one book would have been enough to tell the story. As it is the "hero" stumbles from one mishap into another, is almost killed 100 odd times only to escape miraculously and run into the next trap. To be very honest: other than the first 30 pages I have not read the 2nd and 3rd book of the series but had the essence told by my wife who is a more enduring and forgiving reader. But she confirmed the books are a load of rubbish.

It the book Fitz, read it	Customer Rating:
The Farseer Trilogy has so far proved that Robin Hobb is a writer who knows what her readers want ... and delivers! The storyline, characters and intrigue develop and just leave you wanting more. I can't wait to read book 3!!

The best book of the series

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This is a great book where Fitz (the hero of the series) becomes a man. After surviving the trouble of childhod in the royal court, Fitz starts to take shape as one of the most charismatic characters in modern fantasy fiction. The rudderless child of the previous book becomes a princeling and the pride you feel for him is a testament to the authors skill in storytelling.

Robin Hobb has a knack of treating her characters that makes you burn with the injustice that life has thrown at them; from the larger issues to the petty everyday tormenting of those in power against the powerless while still giving them the nobility to bear this treatment without resorting to cheap literary tricks.

The only downside is that the bad/evil characters never get the same emotional rounding given to the good characters, so they all end up sounding and feeling like pantomime villans.

The trials and tribulations of the Fitz

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Book 2 of the Farseer trilogy continues Fitz's life of trouble and strife, pain and suffering, torment and injustice. It's a great tribute to Robin Hobb's writing and story telling skills that she can make you want to read a tale that's so full of loss and misery. The trick is that her characters are alive, with depth of personality. The villains are irredeemably wicked so that the reader is frustrated with impotence at not being able to get in there and sort them out, give them what they deserve. But the heroes are far from perfect: they have foibles and faults that we can all relate to and forgive, their intentions are good but they make mistakes, misunderstand situations, get their priorities wrong, go off on ego trips - just as most of us would in their situation. Their mistakes often have dire consequences and they have to pay dearly when that happens. Fitz is young and impulsive and he sometimes rails against the constraints his elders place upon him. His rebellious spirit makes it difficult for his mentors and allies to plot a straight course through the political mire. Where there was a single path that led to possible disaster, there are now multiple possibilities. As The Fool foresaw, Fitz generates alternatives.

The characters in this trilogy have invaded my sleep, in more ways than one. The books keep me awake far into the early hours, reading when I should be sleeping and then, when I do eventually turn out the light, the world of the Farseers sidles into my dreams. Stories don't get much more real and powerful than that. I recommend these books to anyone who enjoys fantasy - but with one proviso: don't expect a happy ending.