Royal Assassin: The Sunday Times bestselling author's epic fantasy adventure (The Farseer Trilogy, Band 2)

This trilogy is terrifically written, imaginative yet believable, and fascinating. The first 'fantasy' books I've read apart from the first Dune books, and a gateway to all the others avaiable from this author. I'll definitely be reading book 3 and the subsequent trilogies.

The illustrated edition has no illustrations.

immer wieder!

!! It was one hell of a journey i can‘t wait for the next one. I need to buy it right away

Alles in allen gefiel mir das 1. Buch zwar besser, da hier für mein Geschmack etwas zu viel lovey-dovey drin ist, aber trotzdem ist es eine gute Fortsetzung des 1. Teils.

Bom você termina o primeiro livro com o ar preso. Termina o segundo lendo o livro em pé, sim, em pé. Adoro essa trilogia. Prende sua atenção, os personagens são bem construídos, e vc fica louco pra saber onde isso vai dar. Muito bom mesmo.

Those in power can sometimes find themselves so utterly out of it that it suddenly makes them feel as helpless as a corpse buried twelve feet under the ground. And, sometimes those without any power at all can move mountains.After a quick turn of events at the end of the previous book in the series, this one brings everything back into motion, albeit at a much slower pace than the previous one. We get to know more about the world of the Six Duchies and glimpses of that of the Outislanders. The relationships between the Six Duchies in terms of trades, conflicts, and alliances is nicely done. Finally, the well-established magic system evolves at a nice pace throughout as we learn bits and pieces about the Skill and the Wit throughout the book.The book is filled with lots of great quotes, from witty one-liners to humorous dialogues to long philosophical blurbs. The author’s writing style really puts you into that ancient tone that this book emanates without making it extremely difficult to follow.The character development in this book has the same genius that it had in the previous one. Characters are fleshed out to perfection and the behavior of every person in the book feels so true to what has been said about him. It's hard to find even a single flaw in the character development department of this book.In the end, though, not all is well with the book. I found some issues with the pacing of the book. It moves very slowly at times, crawling almost like a snail. And in some instances, I found it to be racing too quickly, the events unfolding at an alarming pace. That is not to say that it feels boring, far from it. The pacing follows events as they unfold from the narrator’s perspective and at the end, as secrets unfold about the events, it all starts to fall into place.Overall, I would rate it 9/10. A wonderful read throughout and a must-read if you have read the previous one.

Nach dem - zumindest für mich - unglaublichen Ende des 1. Teils, stürzte ich mich sofort auf die Fortsetzung.Anfangs ist Fitz kaum wiederzuerkennen und lebt das Leben eines alten, kranken Mannes. Doch nach und nach - mit Hilfe einiger wichtiger Menschen, die auch vorher schon sein Leben prägten - gelingt es ihm zu seinem früheren Leben zurückzufinden. Die Intrigen rund um Varity, Regal und König Shrewd spitzen sich zu - und damit gerät auch wieder mal das Leben Fitz in Aufruhr.Ein - für mich - unfassbares Ende ließ mich den Atem anhalten ... und sofort zum 3. Band greifen.Die Farseer-Trilogy ist ein wahres Fantasy-Meisterwerk!

Sometimes, at the close of a book, you feel almost physically drained. I had forgotten, quite forgotten, exactly how tough this series is: I can’t believe I was so young when I read it first (this was a reread). It’s harder and more brutal by far than the work of any other author I can remember reading, even more than George R.R. Martin, who is usually referenced as the example par excellence of an author who refuses to wrap his characters in cotton wool. The miraculous thing is that it all just binds you in to the story ever more tightly. There must be few mid-series books with such a raw ending, but at least the closing mood is one of mitigated triumph.Despite the darker plot-threads that begin to unravel in this instalment, Hobb’s solid sense of place and character never fails to delight. The court at Buckkeep becomes an ever more absorbing bustle of plots, secrets and gossip and Fitz rapidly learns that he must be on his guard both within and without. As his relationships with those around him change, to echo the change in himself, he realises that adults are no better at making sense of their lives than he is, with his adolescent torments and confusions. And, enmeshed in the court hierarchy, these adults rarely have as clear and insightful an understanding of events as does Fitz, with his assassin’s eyes. He continues to follow Chade’s directions: to aid Verity, protect Kettricken and defend King Shrewd, but this becomes a crushing weight for such young shoulders to bear.Hobb is extremely good at avoiding the suggestion that Fitz is the protagonist for anyone except her readers. All her characters have their own dreams and hopes and lives and you have a very firm sense that there are all sorts of other interesting stories unfurling at the sides of the novel that we never get to hear about. She drops tantalising hints about Chade’s past that I don’t think are ever fully fleshed out. Fitz moves through a world which is completely self-absorbed and really doesn’t take much notice of him; and that’s unusual in a genre where the heroes, like Rothfuss's Kvothe in , are often extravagant, extrovert mavericks. Most of the people who do notice Fitz end up using him – perhaps kindly, perhaps with the best of intentions, perhaps with regret – as an instrument in their own plans. That’s even true (perhaps even more true) of the Fool. It all combines to create a stifling sense of claustrophobia, a world in which no one can really be trusted. Even those whom Fitz considers his protectors are willing to take desperate gambles in which he is the pawn that faces sacrifice.If you can finish this book and not end up staring at the wall, feeling exhausted and wrung-out, then you’re stronger than I am. But this is part of the contract this series makes with you. It demands a particularly intense engagement from its readers and in return it sweeps us into one of the most addictive and absorbing fantasy worlds I know.For the full review, please see my blog

This was the first book I have read from Robin Hobb, and now I am hooked, after reading Royal Assassin I quickly ordered the following two books to the Farseer Trilogy, if you like fantasy this is a great starting point, A great book. I shall now start on Fools Assassin, it seems I am a Robin Hobb fan now...

Ich lese die Trilogie jetzt zum dritten mal und als Vorbereitung auf "The Fool's Assassin", dem ersten Band von Robin Hobb's neuer Trilogie, die die Geschichte von Fitz und dem Fool wieder aufnimmt. Und wieder hat sie mich mit ihrer wunderbaren Erzählkraft komplett in ihren Bann gezogen. Ein Highlight und für jeden Fan epischer Fantasie ein absolutes Muss!

Fitz' story is magnificent. I have not yet finished the trilogy, but so far it is superb. My only disappointment is that Fitz simply gave up on everything at the end of the book--I would have thought he had more strength than that. And I also didn't like how he was willing to risk so much for his wolf when Burrich was trusting him as a friend. But the story itself is wonderful. A must-read. Fitz is a man, not a god, and certainly not the smartest man alive, and that's what makes the book fabulous.

I have to admit, I was head over heels in love with book one. But something in this book....I don't know. It's a really good book all in all; maybe it's just that it doesn't end happily ever after. That might not be life, but I read books to get AWAY from life. And it sure didn't help that in the end the dog died....I hate those endings.