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."
The
world presented in this book was a little too familiar (not that far
from generic fantasy) but I do like the way it was presented, through the
narrator's experiences, which made it and the people who live in it
quite real enough.
Things don't always go so well for Fitz. The poor bastard. How much punishment can one person take.
His story is heart-wrenching, and I felt so sad in the end. Life isn't a fairy tale at all for him.
This is the kind of fantasy I need more of!
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