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Royal Assassin
- The Farseer Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrateur(s): Paul Boehmer
- Durée: 29 h et 17 min
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The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace, Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.
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you really can't judge a book by its cover
- Écrit par John le 2017-10-21
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Ship of Magic
- The Liveship Traders, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): Anne Flosnik
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Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships---rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. The fortunes of one of Bingtown's oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. For Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy unjustly denied her---a legacy she will risk anything to reclaim.
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Slow start, gets way better!!
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2019-10-30
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Fool's Errand
- The Tawny Man Trilogy, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): James Langton
- Durée: 25 h et 18 min
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For fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz's mentor from his assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny. Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has vanished.
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Fantastically immersive.
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2021-02-28
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Dragon Keeper
- Rain Wilds Chronicles, Volume 1
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): Anne Flosnik
- Durée: 20 h et 30 min
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For years, the Trader cities valiantly battled their enemies, the Chalcedeans. But they could not have staved off invasion without the powerful dragon, Tintaglia. In return, the Traders promised to help her serpents migrate up the Rain Wild River after a long exile at sea - to find a safe haven and, Tintaglia hopes, to restore her species. But too much time has passed, and the newly hatched dragons are damaged and weak, and many die.
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Not your typical tale of good and evil
- Écrit par Dance enthusiast le 2023-07-18
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Fool's Assassin
- Book One of the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): Elliot Hill
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FitzChivalry - royal bastard and former king’s assassin - has left his life of intrigue behind. As far as the rest of the world knows, FitzChivalry Farseer is dead and buried. Masquerading as Tom Badgerlock, Fitz is now married to his childhood sweetheart, Molly, and leading the quiet life of a country squire. Though Fitz is haunted by the disappearance of the Fool, who did so much to shape Fitz into the man he has become, such private hurts are put aside in the business of daily life, at least until the appearance of menacing, pale-skinned strangers casts a sinister shadow over Fitz’s past...and his future.
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Addictive story with unique protagonist
- Écrit par John N. le 2022-10-11
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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The Shadow of the Gods
- Auteur(s): John Gwynne
- Narrateur(s): Colin Mace
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After the old gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrio. Now, power-hungry jarls carve out petty kingdoms, and monsters stalk the shadow-haunted woods and mountains. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power, promising fame, and fortune for those brave - or desperate - enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo over the plains and across the fjords, fate follows the footsteps of three people. All three will shape the fate of the world, as it once more teeters on the edge of chaos.
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Gwynne is Gold
- Écrit par Kenneth Revoy le 2021-05-19
Auteur(s): John Gwynne
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The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): Paul Boehmer
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With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace, Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.
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you really can't judge a book by its cover
- Écrit par John le 2017-10-21
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Ship of Magic
- The Liveship Traders, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): Anne Flosnik
- Durée: 35 h et 20 min
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Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships---rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. The fortunes of one of Bingtown's oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. For Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy unjustly denied her---a legacy she will risk anything to reclaim.
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Slow start, gets way better!!
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2019-10-30
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Fool's Errand
- The Tawny Man Trilogy, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): James Langton
- Durée: 25 h et 18 min
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For fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz's mentor from his assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny. Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has vanished.
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Fantastically immersive.
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2021-02-28
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Dragon Keeper
- Rain Wilds Chronicles, Volume 1
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): Anne Flosnik
- Durée: 20 h et 30 min
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For years, the Trader cities valiantly battled their enemies, the Chalcedeans. But they could not have staved off invasion without the powerful dragon, Tintaglia. In return, the Traders promised to help her serpents migrate up the Rain Wild River after a long exile at sea - to find a safe haven and, Tintaglia hopes, to restore her species. But too much time has passed, and the newly hatched dragons are damaged and weak, and many die.
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Not your typical tale of good and evil
- Écrit par Dance enthusiast le 2023-07-18
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Fool's Assassin
- Book One of the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): Elliot Hill
- Durée: 27 h et 18 min
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FitzChivalry - royal bastard and former king’s assassin - has left his life of intrigue behind. As far as the rest of the world knows, FitzChivalry Farseer is dead and buried. Masquerading as Tom Badgerlock, Fitz is now married to his childhood sweetheart, Molly, and leading the quiet life of a country squire. Though Fitz is haunted by the disappearance of the Fool, who did so much to shape Fitz into the man he has become, such private hurts are put aside in the business of daily life, at least until the appearance of menacing, pale-skinned strangers casts a sinister shadow over Fitz’s past...and his future.
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Addictive story with unique protagonist
- Écrit par John N. le 2022-10-11
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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The Shadow of the Gods
- Auteur(s): John Gwynne
- Narrateur(s): Colin Mace
- Durée: 18 h et 14 min
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After the old gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrio. Now, power-hungry jarls carve out petty kingdoms, and monsters stalk the shadow-haunted woods and mountains. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power, promising fame, and fortune for those brave - or desperate - enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo over the plains and across the fjords, fate follows the footsteps of three people. All three will shape the fate of the world, as it once more teeters on the edge of chaos.
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Gwynne is Gold
- Écrit par Kenneth Revoy le 2021-05-19
Auteur(s): John Gwynne
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The Shadow of What Was Lost
- The Licanius Trilogy, Book 1
- Auteur(s): James Islington
- Narrateur(s): Michael Kramer
- Durée: 25 h et 28 min
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It has been 20 years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs, once thought of almost as gods, were overthrown and wiped out during the conflict, their much-feared powers mysteriously failing them. Those who had ruled under them, men and women with a lesser ability known as the Gift, avoided the Augurs' fate only by submitting themselves to the rebellion's Four Tenets.
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book
- Écrit par Jeffrey le 2017-10-20
Auteur(s): James Islington
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Free the Darkness
- King's Dark Tidings, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Kel Kade
- Narrateur(s): Nick Podehl
- Durée: 16 h et 34 min
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Raised and trained in seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows. With no understanding of his life’s purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bestowed upon him by a dead king, Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence.
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A bad Anime, in book form
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2019-10-24
Auteur(s): Kel Kade
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Shaman's Crossing, Book One of the Soldier Son Trilogy
- Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
- Narrateur(s): John Keating
- Durée: 24 h et 49 min
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Hugo and Nebula Award finalist Robin Hobb crafts intricate fantasy tales featuring larger-than-life characters and exotic landscapes. Nevare Burvelle was born to be a soldier in the Gernian army. But as Nevare's career takes off, his worldview alters considerably. Corruption and nepotism reign, and now Nevare questions his own ideals, wondering why he continues fighting for the empire.
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More fantastic prose from my favourite fantasy writer
- Écrit par M.P. le 2023-02-03
Auteur(s): Robin Hobb
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Siphon
- A Touch of Power, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Jay Boyce
- Narrateur(s): Samara Naeymi
- Durée: 10 h et 4 min
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Jade has spent her life fighting boredom in the terminally ill ward. Surfing the net or reading, she always envied the ability of others to go out and experience the world. She knew her wish to live a normal life was far beyond her reach, but after waking up one morning without the sounds of her life support, she opens her eyes and finds herself with a weak but healthy body in a magical world.
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I love the plot of this story but hate the mc
- Écrit par Simon von Allmen le 2019-08-28
Auteur(s): Jay Boyce
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The Crown Tower
- The Riyria Chronicles, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrateur(s): Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Durée: 12 h et 49 min
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Michael J. Sullivan garnered critical raves and a massive readership for his Riyria Revelations series. The first book in his highly anticipated Riyria Chronicles series of prequels, The Crown Tower brings together warrior Hadrian Blackwater with thieving assassin Royce Melborn. The two form a less-than-friendly pairing, but the quest before them has a rare prize indeed, and if they can breach the supposedly impregnable walls of the Crown Tower, their names will be legend.
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Enjoyable adventure fair
- Écrit par Lea H. le 2018-03-03
Auteur(s): Michael J. Sullivan
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The Keeper Origins: The Complete Trilogy
- Book 1-3
- Auteur(s): JA Andrews
- Narrateur(s): Kate Reading
- Durée: 75 h et 48 min
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Sable would do anything to break free from the ruthless gang boss she's indebted to before he corrupts her younger sister or discovers Sable's magical ability to sense the truth in people's words. In a last desperate attempt at freedom, Sable stumbles into unexpected help—Atticus, the famous playwright, and his traveling theater troupe. Far more than a means of escape, the mismatched band of actors is destined to become the family Sable never knew she wanted. They help awaken her magic until she becomes the burning symbol of truth that the entire land needs.
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Book would not stay down loaded.
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2023-09-16
Auteur(s): JA Andrews
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The Emperor's Blades
- Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Brian Staveley
- Narrateur(s): Simon Vance
- Durée: 19 h et 22 min
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The emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods.
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Had to stop too cruel
- Écrit par Sophia Kelly le 2022-09-15
Auteur(s): Brian Staveley
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Warbreaker
- Auteur(s): Brandon Sanderson
- Narrateur(s): Alyssa Bresnahan
- Durée: 24 h et 56 min
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Warbreaker is the story of two sisters who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can be collected only one unit at a time.
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Good story but narrator not so much
- Écrit par Janice le 2019-12-21
Auteur(s): Brandon Sanderson
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The Name of the Wind
- Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Patrick Rothfuss
- Narrateur(s): Nick Podehl
- Durée: 27 h et 55 min
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This is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.
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A good read yet not edited perfectly
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2019-03-03
Auteur(s): Patrick Rothfuss
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Hyperion
- Auteur(s): Dan Simmons
- Narrateur(s): Marc Vietor, Allyson Johnson, Kevin Pariseau, Autres
- Durée: 20 h et 44 min
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On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all.
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Simmons is a complete hack
- Écrit par FuzzyThoughts le 2021-04-14
Auteur(s): Dan Simmons
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Battleborne
- Auteur(s): Dave Willmarth
- Narrateur(s): Daniel Wisniewski, Jessica Threet
- Durée: 17 h et 14 min
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Max was a professional soldier, and extremely good at his job. Right up until it killed him. At the moment of his death, he meets Hildi the Valkyrie, and is given three options. Serve Odin in Valhalla as one of the Einherjar, fighting each day and celebrating each night until the battle of Ragnarok. Accept his death as final, and end his existence. Or be reincarnated as a Battleborne on a random unknown world. Max chooses to gamble! To live a new life, whatever that might entail.
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For LitRPG style story it was very good
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2020-10-11
Auteur(s): Dave Willmarth
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Bastion
- Immortal Great Souls, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Phil Tucker
- Narrateur(s): Nick Podehl
- Durée: 38 h et 23 min
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Scorio will rise from the ashes to conquer the 10 layers of hell. Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul, a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion. That within the hallowed halls of the Academy and under the stern eyes of the underworld’s greatest instructors he will enjoy enormous privilege, rediscover unique and wondrous powers, and one day return to the millennium-old battle against their infernal foes. Until he is betrayed.
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Enthralling - Can't wait for book 2
- Écrit par Braydon le 2023-03-10
Auteur(s): Phil Tucker
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Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first, soul-shattering mission, and when he returns to the court, he is thrown headfirst into the tumult of royal life.
With the king near death, and Fitz's only ally off on a seemingly hopeless quest, the throne itself is threatened.
Meanwhile, the treacherous Red Ship Raiders have renewed their attacks on the Six Duchies, slaughtering the inhabitants of entire seaside towns. In this time of great peril, it soon becomes clear that the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz's hands - and his role in its salvation may require the ultimate sacrifice.
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- Debbie Krueger
- 2023-01-17
Not as good as the first book
While the plot was compelling enough to keep me interested in discovering what would happen next, this book, though entertaining, is longer than it needs to be and it is fairly frustrating in some places. I enjoyed continuing to know the world of Buck Keep as it was gradually revealed, but found the end of this book overly dramatic, and unclear. Maybe if I was reading a hard copy it would make more sense. In any case, I will listen to the third book of the trilogy and hope that the author has tightened up her writing style although from the length of it that doesn't seem too likely.
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- Eveline Howells
- 2021-05-19
Royal assasin by Robin Hobb read byPaul Boehmer.
This is one of the best written book series I have read. this is book 2 and I can't wait for book 3.
This book is so full of intrigue and mystery and adventure. The descriptions of places and people colouful and clear. enjoy. worth every penny.
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- Rix Solstice
- 2021-03-06
Fantastic
one of the best fences he stories I've ever read. Robin Hobb has made an amazing world.
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- Tyler
- 2020-11-04
Hard to focus, so bland
I got recommended this trilogy, and I gotta say. It was hard to finish, you couldn't tell who you were following at some points, the characters had no substance, all of the names felt lazy, and the main character is so far away from being an assassin. Only few moments actually caught my attention.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2023-08-02
Great writing, impressive narrator.
Excellent writing! I respect the author for her decisions throughout the plot. The ending was great. during the first book I wasn't too sure about the narrator but he did such a great job in this book. There is one line near the end that was delivered so well that it's itched into my mind now.
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- Dylan
- 2023-06-08
Groat stary
This is a slow paced, political intrigue, character driven, fantasy novel. It was a great read. However, I disliked Molly and Fitz’s relationship!
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2023-03-14
Incredible! amazing story, gripping throughout
magic, love, war, politics. hobb brings all. a must listen for fantasy lovers. epic
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- Jocelyn Jennings
- 2023-02-21
Excellent! My most favourite book!
Intrigue, action, magic, so well written and CREATIVE. What an amazing mind that writes like this!
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- Douglas granter
- 2023-02-12
I am conflicted
This is a very good story. But the MC is so naive that he seems willfully stupid. He is always surprised by an outcome that he brought about when it is blatantly obvious to the reader what was going to happen. It really should be the other way around yes? It is difficult to sympathize with such a character. On the other hand I couldn’t stop listening because I enjoyed the interesting world and it’s mysteries. I enjoyed the solid writing and the descriptive action scenes. The narration was very good. I am getting the third book, but despite the MC and not because of him.
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- Bill
- 2023-01-28
I love Burrich
Daddy Burrich and Mommy Patience. That all I need. Don’t you die Fitz! Don’t do it!
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- John
- 2012-04-30
Utterly Frustrating
Soooo... you're an assassin. You've been trained to be both invisible and deadly. Not only are you an animal with a hand-axe, you've also got the ability to talk with wolves, dogs, horses, and whatever animal you wish. You swear loyalty to a prince, and watch as his ambitious younger brother connives to murder their father, usurp your prince's crown, bring ruination to his wife's reputation and sit idly by while evil magic pirates turn your citizenry into zombies (I know, right?)
BUT HERE'S THE THING! Nobody, and I mean, NOBODY, tells you to kill him. In fact, everyone says, for some reason, that killing him is the one thing you absolutely cannot do. Ever. Full stop. Even if, say, you're an incredibly skilled assassin and can make it seem like he died of dysentery, tuberculosis, a venereal disease, or (right, I can talk to animals) being mauled by a bear, YOU CAN'T KILL HIM JUST BECAUSE.
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE. Even though you, your friends, your king, your assassination teacher, the court jester and the horse trainer all KNOW that he deserves to die in a cosmic justice kind of sense, and they all KNOW that he NEEDS to die in a sort of "let's save the townfolk from becoming magic-pirate zombies" way, they SWEAR they'll betray every single one of your secrets or abandon you completely if you so much as raise a hand to the task. What's more is they keep asking you to save them from whatever dumb mistakes THEY'VE made in the past.
So instead of saying, "Chill out, guys, I'll take the fall for this one. When the new prince takes power, he can pardon me of my crimes or whatever. Or he can exile me. No biggs," you go along with it. All of it. With only a minimal amount of frustration and anger. Simply a morose acceptance of "that's how things are."
Tell me that this is the way things would actually go down. Do it. Tell me. I am OKAY with gritty realism in fantasy. I am OKAY with morally gray characters. I'm hip with Banks, KJ Parker, and Joe Abercrombie. I get it. I do. But when EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER on the side of good (which totally and unquestionably EXISTS in this tale) acts like a complete LOON. Well, then, you have given me ample reason to never finish this series.
RRRRGGHHH!!!!
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- Jake
- 2010-05-29
Solid Middle Book
The problem with writing an entire book from a single perspective is that if the character fails to notice/understand something the reader does there is usually very little excuse for it besides stupidity/thickness. The reader possesses little or no outside knowledge but the character fails to make connections - this can become frustrating. Part of the problem is, I think, the reader (or perhaps the tone of the narrator, who is the main character but older) - it makes it hard to remember the character's age and lack of experience. That said, if you can keep your perspective this probably wont bother you too much.
This book has a great deal of plot development, but manages to leave us completely up in the air as to what direction the next book will take. As many questions are answered as generated. The romantic angle is hit especially hard - I was expecting the typical cycle of "fall in love, discover its doomed, succeed despite the odds and live happily ever after" but its more like "fall in love, doomed, more doomed, miracle, seriously doomed, screw it we're doing it anyway, DOOM, all is lost, oh look there are other girls, oh wait maybe not..." - poor guy gets the rug pulled out from under him over and over and over. The romantic angle is never my favorite, but at least this one has some variation (and I'm pretty sure its 90% done with for this series).
All in all this is a fairly massive setup for the third book, all the stages are set for something to happen - I just have no idea what.
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- Jim "The Impatient"
- 2012-12-06
Got Wit!!
As the title says this is #2 in the series. If you have not read book #1 you will not enjoy this book. Book one, develops the main characters and if you start here you will think he is some whinny sick boy. You must read book one to understand the characters.
If you have read book one, then you are in for a treat. When I first read this series I actually liked the second book better then the first. In this book there is less of Chade and more of the Fool. There is more about the wit, a talent I believe would be great to have. Fitz starts the story out sick and pretty much stays sick and hurt throughout the book. Regal has a bigger meaner part in this and Verity leaves Buck Keep.
Like most of Hobb's books you really get caught up in the lives of these people. Hobb does better character development then anyone I know. For the second reading this did get a little long, yet I still enjoyed it, though not as much as the first time. All of Hobb's characters are flawed, even though the leading character tries hard to do well. I did get a little frustrated with the way Fitz treated Molly. If I had been in the same situation I am sure I would have chosen the girl over the King, but I am not Fitz.
The Liveship series is my favorite series by anyone and then Hobb's Forrest Mage series and then this series. I hope to soon complete the Dragon series, which may bump this series down to 4th place.
I have also started to enjoy reading Hobb's first books, written under the name of Megan Lindholm, I hope they come out on audible.
Narrator is excellent.
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- Devontay
- 2017-05-23
Absolutely frustrating
This has got to be the most frustrating piece of fiction I've read in a long time!! There is a clear line of of good and evil. Nothing new there but the foolish, naivety of the characters to properly deal with their foes is astounding. Instead, they continuously turn a blind eye to all their plots and schemes. In fact, they take it one step further and grant their foes every opportunity to take advantage of them and yet seem to manage shock and surprise at the outcome. This book left me baffled. I didn't even want to finish it.
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- Stacie R
- 2018-03-29
A story not worth telling
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Robin Hobb is a great writer and the narrator is amazing but this story is horrible. The protagonist is not a character worth writing about. I wanted to like him but he repeatedly makes the worst decisions and frankly deserves all that happens to him. Nothing about him is heroic or even interesting. Everyone that he cares about is harassed and killed and he does nothing about it. I just don't think that anyone but a coward or an idiot would act the way he does. Even his pet wolf is smarter than he is.
The villain is stupid too but not one person tries to stop anything he does. The whole story is just frustrating. It sucks I wasted so much time in these books before returning them.
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- corban
- 2018-08-24
whine whine whine
The main characters whine and whine and whine and whine and OH. My. God! More whining!
This series has such great potential which is why I even gave the second book a chance but there's hardly any intrigue, or action or anything other than a bunch of whining. The good stuff is in there but you have to slog through so much bitching and moaning and whining that it's hardly worth it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2010-06-23
Enjoyed it before, loved it now
I have read the whole trilogy before (a few times) and enjoyed the books. I definitely loved listening to the first two books of this series and hope that the third one also gets picked up by Audible. Fitz is so endearing to the listener that you cannot help but get lost in the story.
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- Gwen
- 2010-06-13
Poeticly Written
This series has been one of my favorites for years. I have read them over and over again. It is a joy to listen to one of my old favorites while doing chores around the house or cooking in the kitchen. The writing, to me, it beautiful, the characters poetically described. I love these books.
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- M. Roper
- 2018-06-25
Mediocre story
Simply put: this story follows the tropes of other sequels. After building up and growing out the main characters in the first story, most authors must then create a new, unique challenge or else figure out how to take away the MC’s power. In this case, the author choose to take away everyone’s ability to make a logical/rational decision. The author’s choices intended to prolong and grow the climatic action left me agitated. I have rarely been as frustrated with main characters, who continued to make the same poor decisions in this book as the first. I wanted to root for a single character but in the end, they were too flawed and too incapable to find interesting (except the Wit, who I enjoyed reading about each time he showed up). Everyone got what they deserved.
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- Rick
- 2017-06-05
Well crafted characters but everything else is awful.
Hobb does an excellent job of creating interesting fleshed out characters. However, the plot and story do those characters no service.
This is a very very long book and yet, in a way, almost nothing happens in it. There are some important events but Hobb is more concerned with the daily lives and slow changes in the relationships of her characters than with the attempted usurpation of the throne the story is ostensibly about. This is a huge problem because while those relationships can be interesting for a time it eventually becomes clear that everything that goes wrong is because of the good characters' inaction. The main character knows what the villain's plan is and throughout the story either chooses to do nothing to stop it or is told to do nothing by his superiors. So when bad things happen it was impossible for me to feel bad for him because he'd done nothing to prevent them.
This book is awful from all points but one. The characters. But if the villain wins because of the main characters staggering incompetence and an utter lack of attempts to stop him, good characters are not a saving grace. I turned on them long before the story ended because of their stupidity and refusal to do event the slightest thing to hinder the villain. I only completed the book out of obligation.
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