Paperback, 768 pages
Published March 3, 1997 by Voyager.
Le deuxième tome de la saga connue en français sous le nom de l'Assassin Royal, toujours avec ce héros Fitz qu'on adore détester alors qu'il continue à se plaindre en permanence mais tellement attachant pourtant.
Wolves have no Kings
I liked the book but it didn't capture me as much as I wanted. It was an improvement from Assassin's Apprentice, but compared to other books I have read that got 3 or 4 stars this one was lacking. There were parts that I found the story to thoroughly enjoyable, and then others the pace slowed right down. For the length of the book I expected a bit more enjoyment.
I didn't find Fitz's turmoil and whining to be a bother, I liked all the story lines but for the size of the book not a lot happened. I am not sure who the villain is in the story, is it the Red Ships or the political nature of Buckkeep? Neither saw much progression and there is no more known about the Red Ships at the conclusion of the book.
I will continue the series and …
Wolves have no Kings
I liked the book but it didn't capture me as much as I wanted. It was an improvement from Assassin's Apprentice, but compared to other books I have read that got 3 or 4 stars this one was lacking. There were parts that I found the story to thoroughly enjoyable, and then others the pace slowed right down. For the length of the book I expected a bit more enjoyment.
I didn't find Fitz's turmoil and whining to be a bother, I liked all the story lines but for the size of the book not a lot happened. I am not sure who the villain is in the story, is it the Red Ships or the political nature of Buckkeep? Neither saw much progression and there is no more known about the Red Ships at the conclusion of the book.
I will continue the series and hope that the final installment brings some conclusion, but at this point I am not sure I will continue on with Hobb's trilogies unless Assassin's Quest ends on a high note or subsequent trilogies are rated better.
Brief review: It's OK; an interesting story which suffers from the overuse of some writing tricks that don't do the story justice. The main characters make too many decisions that stretch credibility and constantly seem too oblivious to what's going on around them or make inexplicable choices that even the writer seems to have trouble justifying them. At its core is an engaging story and I will certainly read the final book, but so far the books have not lived up to the hype and praise I have seen levelled on them and my expectations for book 3 have been duly lowered.
The Fitz is back and, as usual, in some sort of trouble. I love Robin Hobb's use of the English language, as well as her character development and world building. I'll be jumping straight into the third book in this trilogy. And then probably the next trilogy... and the next. Yes, I'm hooked.
As with the first book of the series I really enjoyed this one and finished it far too quickly. Sometimes the amount of intrigue and the sure knowledge that everything would somehow not work out - because it is the second book of the trilogy - made for an anxious feeling while reading that I know from re-reading ASoiAF ...
