Royal Assassin - February 2011

10. Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb

688 Pages, Borrowed from Local Library

The second  book in the Farseer trilogy sees Fitz recovering and back at Buckkeep. More court politics, intrigue and adventure. I can't say more as it might ruin it for people who haven't read the first book yet!

A great follow up to Assassin's Apprentice and really makes me want to go buy the third installment.

I can't recommend these books enough as I'm really enjoying being immersed in the land of the Six Duchies and all it's history and tales.

This book gets 5 "Red Ship Raiders" out of 5

Assassin's Apprentice - January 2011

1. Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb

481 Pages, bought in Charity Shop

What a great book to start off the year! I was hooked from the first chapter, and stopped after a few chapters to go check online to see if there were any more books to follow. I was delighted to see there were 5 more to go! This is the first book of the Farseer Trilogy and then the story continues in the Tawny Man Trilogy.

It's a refreshing, original fantasy covering years of the characters life and not just the usual "let's all go on a quest" stuff that's all too common in the Fantasy genre...not to say I have a problem with that, but it's still nice to read something new.

I give this book 5 "Forged" out of 5!