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Published June 1, 2001 by Harper Voyager, imusti.
A fantasy world built with a peculiarly pleasant and beautiful writing!
If you are an animal & old school fantasy lover then this story is for you :)
Le premier tome de la saga connue en français sous le nom de l'Assassin Royal, avec son héros Fitz qu'on adore détester !
переглянувши кілька захоплених відгуків про цю серію, я чекав чогось значно, значно більшого, ніж отримав… початок досить сильний, але 3/4 оповіді розчарували. тим більше розчарований, бо порівнюю з "грою престолів", що оце днями дослухав третю частину.
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I was reminded of several other books while I read it, but that's only because the author takes a familiar, timeless tale and makes it her own. This is the story of a young man with a great gift, but deprived of his family, who must now struggle to find his place in the world.
One thing I wished for was greater subtlety in the characters. It was very obvious who were the good guys and who were the bad guys. The pacing could also have been faster, though I kinda liked the leisurely pace at times.
I will certainly be looking into the rest of the Farseer universe.
A full review is now up in my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2012/08/book-review-assassins-apprentice-by.html
Excellent introduction to trilogy. Hobb has believable, flawed characters, and I look forward to reading more.
