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Assassin’s Apprentice
Robin Hobb
14 €
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Coup de coeur
(Sci-Fi/ Fantasy/Horror), by Elisa
If you want a coming-of-age story set in a believable fantasy world, this book is for you.
Robin Hobb does not throw us into the Realm of the Elderlings and call it a day. No. She slowly immerses us into a realistic medieval world that only grows more intricate with each new page: from the rough camaraderie of soldiers and stablemen to courtly skullduggery and the unsettling allure of magic. Far from being a classic fantasy adventure, Assassins Apprentice is the realistic tale of Fitz, a royal bastard raised to become an assassin. At first a slow-paced story, political machinations subtly creep their way into the plot and explode in a last third that is so enthralling I could not put the book down!
‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. MartinThe kingdom of the Six Duchies is on the brink of civil war when news breaks that the crown prince has fathered a bastard son and is shamed into abdication. The child’s name is Fitz, and he is despised.Raised in the castle stables, only the company of the king’s fool, the ragged children of the lower city, and his unusual affinity with animals provide Fitz with any comfort.To be useful to the crown, Fitz is trained as an assassin; and to use the traditional magic of the Farseer family. But his tutor, allied to another political faction, is determined to discredit, even kill him. Fitz must survive: for he may be destined to save the kingdom.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 27 Mar 2014
Dimensions: 129 x 199 x 26 mm
ISBN: 9780007562251