Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy - 1)
by Robin Hobb
Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised
in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated
like an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him
secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz's blood runs the
magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds
and rejected by his family. As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is
growing to manhood. Soon he will face his first dangerous, soul-shattering
mission. And though some regard him as a threat to the throne, he may just be
the key to the survival of the kingdom.
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Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy - 2)
by Robin Hobb
Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is
ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored
him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first,
soul-shattering mission, and returns to the court where he is thrown headfirst
into the tumult of royal life. With the King near death, and Fitz's only ally
off on a seemingly hopeless quest, the throne itself is threatened. Meanwhile,
the treacherous Red Ship Raiders have renewed their attacks on the Six Duchies,
slaughtering the inhabitants of entire seaside towns. In this time of great
peril, it soon becomes clear that the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz's
hands--and his role in its salvation may require the ultimate sacrifice.
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Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy – 3)
by Robin Hobb
It seems to be a good month for fantasy, and if
you missed the conclusion to Fitzchivalry's saga -- which began in Assassin's
Apprentice, and took such a grim and heart-wrenching turn in Royal Assassin --
you're in great luck; you'll find it in the less expensive mass-market
paperback edition. These books are incredibly good; tightly focused on Fitz's
viewpoint but broad enough in scope that you never lose sight of the vast
panorama over which events are unfolding. What starts as a quest for vengeance,
pure and simple -- no less than Fitz's oath to bring about Regal's death --
ends in a way that robs the novel of simplicity, of simple answers. Which is
just as it should be. There's a scene at the end of this book that is so
charming, so warm, and so humanly romantic -- while at the same time being
painful and almost tragic -- that it sums up the strengths of Hobb's writing in
this series: She doesn't lose sight of any of the elements of her novel -- high
fantasy and high drama, low fantasy and the day-to-day detail, joy and pain,
magic and reality.
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