712 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2003 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:
978-0-00-648602-2
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4 stars (41 reviews)

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin

The second book in Robin Hobb’s thrilling fantasy series returns readers to the Six Duchies and the magical world of the Fitz and the Fool.

Fitz has been persuaded back to court, posing as a servant to the decadent Lord Golden (who is the Fool in disguise). In secret, he will train Prince Dutiful in the magic known as the Skill.

The peace remains fragile, so the diplomatic wedding between Dutiful and the Outislander princess is a crucial alliance. But when Elliania arrives she challenges the prince to undertake an impossible quest before she will accept him.

He must kill Icefyre, one of the last true dragons. And Fitz and the Fool must go with him…

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4 stars

You always chose to be bound by who you are. Now choose to be freed by who you are.

Reviewing this series is a challenge. I know I am enjoying it but I can't articulate why. Like a glass of wine, I am satisfied by it but I can't pick out the different flavors that make the wine good to me.

Hobb's has crafted a very great vintage here and she has stuck to her careful pacing, slow evolution of the characters and now the reader has such investment in everyone that even the dislikable players in Buckkeep are enjoyable to read about. Actions have consequences, there is no reset and the frustrations I feel are real and are mercilessly unresolved and left to sit out in the open.

I started this series because of the fantasy aspect, and even though the pace is turned down in this book the …

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