Assassin’s Apprentice
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Summary
In hardcover for the first time ever！ A gorgeously illustrated anniversary edition of the book that launched the epic Farseer Trilogy， praised by George R。 R。 Martin as "fantasy as it ought to be written，" featuring a new foreword by Robin Hobb and ten full-color illustrations。
Twenty-five years ago， the first novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer and his mysterious， often maddening friend the Fool struck like a bolt of brilliant lightning。 Thus began a beloved saga， spanning multiple series， full of adventure， magic， and sinister plots。 To celebrate a quarter-century of wonder， this special edition of Assassin's Apprentice presents a modern classic as it's never been seen before: in hardcover， with ten beautiful full-color illustrations by Magali Villeneuve。
Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry， raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman。 He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd， who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin。 For in Fitz's blood runs the magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family。
As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts， Fitz is growing to manhood。 Soon he will face his first dangerous， soul-shattering mission。 And though some regard him as a threat to the throne， he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom。
Twenty-five years ago， the first novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer and his mysterious， often maddening friend the Fool struck like a bolt of brilliant lightning。 Thus began a beloved saga， spanning multiple series， full of adventure， magic， and sinister plots。 To celebrate a quarter-century of wonder， this special edition of Assassin's Apprentice presents a modern classic as it's never been seen before: in hardcover， with ten beautiful full-color illustrations by Magali Villeneuve。
Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry， raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman。 He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd， who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin。 For in Fitz's blood runs the magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family。
As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts， Fitz is growing to manhood。 Soon he will face his first dangerous， soul-shattering mission。 And though some regard him as a threat to the throne， he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom。
Reviews
Avery Watkins
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I enjoyed the world and magic system， but it was pretty uneventful until the end， lots of great descriptive writing though！ I do not normally read this type of fantasy book， so maybe taken as a whole trilogy the storyline will liven up a bit。 I will keep reading！
Sophie
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This book is amazing。 It reminded me of why I love fantasy。 The descriptions are beautiful， you want to be friends with the good characters and drop a vial of poison in the wine of the bad ones。 And the animals！！！Can't wait to get stuck into book 2。Best thing I've read in agesssss。 This book is amazing。 It reminded me of why I love fantasy。 The descriptions are beautiful， you want to be friends with the good characters and drop a vial of poison in the wine of the bad ones。 And the animals！！！Can't wait to get stuck into book 2。Best thing I've read in agesssss。 。。。more
Patsy Whiteman
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I liked this book a lot， dare I say more than Harry Potter？ Yes。 I。 dare。 I don’t care if JKR comes for me， she has been cancelled and can’t touch me。 The world building is just as good as JK， but listeeeeen， the characters and plot is so much better（in my opinion）。 Maybe it’s just that this book is more suited to an older audience， I did find myself looking up a lot of words。 I’m not going to go in depth to explain why I think this is better than HP I just want anyone who liked it to read this I liked this book a lot， dare I say more than Harry Potter？ Yes。 I。 dare。 I don’t care if JKR comes for me， she has been cancelled and can’t touch me。 The world building is just as good as JK， but listeeeeen， the characters and plot is so much better（in my opinion）。 Maybe it’s just that this book is more suited to an older audience， I did find myself looking up a lot of words。 I’m not going to go in depth to explain why I think this is better than HP I just want anyone who liked it to read this and benefit from the experience。 You’re welcome。The character I thought about most was burrich， probably because Fitz didn’t understand him， so I wasn’t able to understand him and tried to figure out how Burrich felt towards Fitz。 Also I’m annoyed about the Wit， I want to know more about it， Burrich didn’t give an adequate explanation， sorry big guy， but you didn’t。 I liked the fool the most， he stayed in his lane and I liked that he was smart even though he wasn’t able to demonstrate it to everyone， only to those it mattered。 I mean maybe he wasn’t actually smart， but I felt he knew more than was letting on。 Also he had a sweet room which I kind of want， except for the creepy doll， I mean the colorful decor。The author did a great job of setting the scene succinctly so you quickly understood the vibe of the room and could then focus on the conversation and the development of the plot。 Following the story from Fitz’s point of view is great， albeit a little frustrating because he can be a bit slow （I figured Chade was a bastard literally chapters before he did）， it allows for you to be left in the dark without feeling that you are and so you can empathize with the character more when， say， his puppy dies for the umpteenth time。I will be reading the next book。 。。。more
Kora
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Awesome world building and characters。 The only thing that felt off was the pace。 Some chapters dragged on and other flew by。 Excited to read the next one
Ern Hughes
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Slow first half， but then every bit as good as people say
ShannonAndJasper
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Was a great read。 I absolutely adore Fitz he is brave and loyal。 I feel sorry for him that he was banned from using the wit to communicate with animals and sad when nosey was taken from him when he was a boy。 Fitz is a royal basterd who swore an oath to the King to be an assassin for him as well as doing whatever the King wants。 I just wished that he could have met his father at least once but happy that his father's wife took him under her wing to teach him the protocol of being a Prince as wel Was a great read。 I absolutely adore Fitz he is brave and loyal。 I feel sorry for him that he was banned from using the wit to communicate with animals and sad when nosey was taken from him when he was a boy。 Fitz is a royal basterd who swore an oath to the King to be an assassin for him as well as doing whatever the King wants。 I just wished that he could have met his father at least once but happy that his father's wife took him under her wing to teach him the protocol of being a Prince as well as giving him another puppy which was killed later by cob for trying to save burrich from being killed。 I didn't like that the puppy died and that Fitz didn't want to bind with another animal incase it dies。 I adore this series and I think robbin hobb is amazing writer definitely my favourite author at the moment 。。。more
Derek Osbourne
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Time to buy the second of the tri;ogy。
Ryan Nichols
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Great characters， I love the dogs， but it’s pretty slow
Lloyd Edwards
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I actually booked this book up on the recommendation of a friend。 I'd seen it around bookstores and I wasn't sucked in by the cover or the blurb。 I had no idea what I'd been missing out on。 This book is EPIC。 One of the best fantasy adventure novels I've ever read。 Robin Hobb has the ability to make even the mundane fascinating。 I recall a page or two description of a stable that was so perfectly written it made you feel like it was absolutely crucial to the integrity of the story as a whole。 A I actually booked this book up on the recommendation of a friend。 I'd seen it around bookstores and I wasn't sucked in by the cover or the blurb。 I had no idea what I'd been missing out on。 This book is EPIC。 One of the best fantasy adventure novels I've ever read。 Robin Hobb has the ability to make even the mundane fascinating。 I recall a page or two description of a stable that was so perfectly written it made you feel like it was absolutely crucial to the integrity of the story as a whole。 A unique magic system， violence and warfare not over done， humour， loss and aa brilliant cast of characters make this book what it is， special。 。。。more
Rachel
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I really liked this book :） It's a great foundation for the 15 more books to come in this world。 It's not quite 5 Stars for me because some parts are very slow and I had to push myself to keep reading but it was worth it in the end and I'm excited to continue with the second book soon :） I really liked this book :） It's a great foundation for the 15 more books to come in this world。 It's not quite 5 Stars for me because some parts are very slow and I had to push myself to keep reading but it was worth it in the end and I'm excited to continue with the second book soon :） 。。。more
Kon R。
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I've been meaning to dive into this series for a while。 It was beautifully written without any of the cringe worthy pitfalls I feel like most modern day books fall into especially in the fantasy genre。 If you're looking for something exciting from start to finish this isn't that。 It is a proper introduction to a trilogy， which means tons of background story and character development。 The action doesn't start until past the 60% mark and it was glorious （even though it was short lived）。 As the tit I've been meaning to dive into this series for a while。 It was beautifully written without any of the cringe worthy pitfalls I feel like most modern day books fall into especially in the fantasy genre。 If you're looking for something exciting from start to finish this isn't that。 It is a proper introduction to a trilogy， which means tons of background story and character development。 The action doesn't start until past the 60% mark and it was glorious （even though it was short lived）。 As the title promised there are assassinations， but be warned it was exciting as finding out the weather。 I get the author couldn't dive into details surrounding each assassination， but it felt damn lazy。 I read some reviews for the follow-up and it seems more of the same。 If the entire trilogy is 80% talk and 20% adventure then I'm reluctant to go further。 Feeling a bit torn on this one。 。。。more
Sedna Dragon
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A good first novel。
Jeremy
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This series is very popular， and although I found the world interesting， the abuse inflicted upon Fitz in the book is overwhelming， unrelenting， and horrific at times。 Although I know this is part of the "growth" of the character， I regularly had to walk away from the book and just do something else because it was bothering me so much。 By the time I got to the end of the book， I was exhausted and tired and left asking why I was reading this。 In the end I needed to look at the synopsis of the oth This series is very popular， and although I found the world interesting， the abuse inflicted upon Fitz in the book is overwhelming， unrelenting， and horrific at times。 Although I know this is part of the "growth" of the character， I regularly had to walk away from the book and just do something else because it was bothering me so much。 By the time I got to the end of the book， I was exhausted and tired and left asking why I was reading this。 In the end I needed to look at the synopsis of the other books， and it never relents throughout the entire series。 I am not interested in wading through thousands of pages of continuously inflicting pain and failure and suffering on a character to then have no real reward at the end。 This book gets a hard no from me。 。。。more
Alice
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"men cannot grieve as dogs do。 but they grieve for many years。" this one is for andie and all those who pushed me to finally read it。 it was absolutely fantastic。while very slow paced for most of the book， i fell in love with the writing （both like a tale or history book） and the characters （well especially Fitz）。 it was so well crafted， so detailed and immersive that it made me feel "at home" during the whole story。 i am very scared to continue on with the series but also so so intrigued。 brin "men cannot grieve as dogs do。 but they grieve for many years。" this one is for andie and all those who pushed me to finally read it。 it was absolutely fantastic。while very slow paced for most of the book， i fell in love with the writing （both like a tale or history book） and the characters （well especially Fitz）。 it was so well crafted， so detailed and immersive that it made me feel "at home" during the whole story。 i am very scared to continue on with the series but also so so intrigued。 bring it on！ 。。。more
Anita
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I read this book last year， and the clearest memory I have of it is that it just went on forever。Even if I liked some of the characters， and I was quite gripped by the action in some places， the pacing was all over the place。 I just could not get a rhythm going， so it took me quite some time to finish reading it。By the time I had reached the end， I was feeling quite meh about the entirety of the plot。 As Fitz got older， both him and other characters seemed to become more inconsistent in their be I read this book last year， and the clearest memory I have of it is that it just went on forever。Even if I liked some of the characters， and I was quite gripped by the action in some places， the pacing was all over the place。 I just could not get a rhythm going， so it took me quite some time to finish reading it。By the time I had reached the end， I was feeling quite meh about the entirety of the plot。 As Fitz got older， both him and other characters seemed to become more inconsistent in their behaviour， which left me wondering if they only behaved a certain way because the plot demanded it of them， even if it created inconsistencies in the characterizations。All in all， I decided to read the next book in the series just to see if the issues that had kept me from fully enjoying this book were resolved。 （3。25 stars， technically） 。。。more
Sammy's Endless TBR
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✨3。5/5I was inspired to read this book， and the Farseer trilogy in general， because of the high praise it constantly receives from other avid fantasy readers。 My reading buddy and I chose to read this series throughout June， July， and August。 I had been warned that it is slower-paced and more character-focused， which is an interesting approach for an assassin story。 The book centers around Fitz， the main character。 We follow his life from his birth， to his childhood in the Farseer court， and his ✨3。5/5I was inspired to read this book， and the Farseer trilogy in general， because of the high praise it constantly receives from other avid fantasy readers。 My reading buddy and I chose to read this series throughout June， July， and August。 I had been warned that it is slower-paced and more character-focused， which is an interesting approach for an assassin story。 The book centers around Fitz， the main character。 We follow his life from his birth， to his childhood in the Farseer court， and his eventual induction into court politics。 The plot itself revolves around the impending marriage of one of the princes and a series of mysterious raids throughout the kingdom’s coastline that have made the inhabitants very aggressive。 The main themes in the story are that of belonging， as Fitz does not always feel like he belongs at the court， and of morality， when he is asked to do things he does not agree with。 In terms of the characterizations in this book， because we follow Fitz exclusively， we get to know him and his thought process very well。 Also， because we follow him throughout so much of his life， we are also able to see him grow and evolve as a character。 The only negative thing about this otherwise impressive character work is that I feel like we see the other characters in the series through a biased lens and we also do not get to know them very well。 As for the worldbuilding， Hobb does a really good job of describing the Farseer court itself and the dynamics between the family members。 She also highlights the cultural differences in her realm very effectively。 That being said， I feel like there was not enough information about the relationship between the Farseer Empire and the Red-Ship Raiders， or the related historical context to understand why they have been attacking and renewing their efforts。 Regarding the action sequences， one of the main things both my reading buddy and I noticed was that this book did a lot of telling but not showing regarding the assassinations。 I understand that this was supposed to be a more relaxed assassin's story， but it was a bit surprising to not see a single assassination happen in real time and only be told about it in retrospect。 Additionally， the ending felt a little rushed and like some of the events that took place did not have the consequences and fall-out that they deserved。 Assassin’s Apprentice was a good introduction into the Farseer world and was very engaging。 As a reader， I came to care for Fitz quite a bit by the end of the book and appreciated watching him grow。 I also enjoyed the character of the Fool and the court politics。 I look forward to learning more about this world and its magic system in the next two installments。 。。。more
Asia
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3，75⭐️
Ali
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After many years。。。I finally picked it p。 Granted， this gorgeous illustrated 25th-anniversary edition was the perfect excuse！ This was absolutely beautifully written and has all the qualities of a proper classic fantasy。 I was immediately transported into the world and cannot wait to go back。 Fitz is a great character， and I'm also intrigued by the Fool， so I'm looking forward to reading the Tawny Man trilogy。 This is a low-magic/high-politics kind of fantasy， and the plot was so entertaining， b After many years。。。I finally picked it p。 Granted， this gorgeous illustrated 25th-anniversary edition was the perfect excuse！ This was absolutely beautifully written and has all the qualities of a proper classic fantasy。 I was immediately transported into the world and cannot wait to go back。 Fitz is a great character， and I'm also intrigued by the Fool， so I'm looking forward to reading the Tawny Man trilogy。 This is a low-magic/high-politics kind of fantasy， and the plot was so entertaining， but I do hope to see the magic system explored more in the following books。 Needless to say， I'm a Robin Hobb fan now！ 。。。more
Noemí
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James
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What's funny about this novel is it has so much going against it that if I were a betting man I'd be almost certain to pick against it， but here I am writing a very easy 5 star review -1） I typically can't stand first person， but Hobb's writing style is so well done I truly appreciate being a part of Fitz's eyes and experiences， especially considering the magic introduced in the series。 You really feel like you're along for the ride and the emotional toll of certain events tend to resonate more What's funny about this novel is it has so much going against it that if I were a betting man I'd be almost certain to pick against it， but here I am writing a very easy 5 star review -1） I typically can't stand first person， but Hobb's writing style is so well done I truly appreciate being a part of Fitz's eyes and experiences， especially considering the magic introduced in the series。 You really feel like you're along for the ride and the emotional toll of certain events tend to resonate more in this style as opposed to traditional third person。 It was the perfect choice to portray this story。2） I'm not usually one for character heavy books but Hobb has an absolute talent of writing characters that you truly empathize with along with relationships that feel like they have such real weight。 The weaving of plot into the story was the perfect amount needed to keep things moving while also developing characters for what I assume is a much longer haul。3） Trope-y assassin training and cool action assassination scenes are not my thing， but ironically this book didn't have a whole lot of those despite the name。 The way they are handled （meticulously debated， mentioned sort of as an aside if actually done） is actually really subtle and I came to appreciate that。 All of the training - cue Rocky Montage - was mostly just a way of developing Fitz and his relationships further rather than focusing on cool knife and poison tricks。 This， for me， is a huge positive。 I recently read that the naming of this trilogy was a publishers decision and not Hobb herself who wanted to name this Chivlary's Bastard， and that makes total sense。Overall， the relationships and characters push this story into an excellent tier， but I shouldn't take away points from the storyline which had plenty of intrigue and politics along with bits of worldbuilding given to the reader as breadcrumbs through the book。 From what I've read this is by far the weakest of the entire series so I can't wait to see what's in store， as this was the perfect introduction to this world。 。。。more
Valsh
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"Non fare quello che non puoi disfare sino a quando non avrai considerato quello che non potrai fare se lo farai。"Terminato questo libro， ho deciso mia vita da lettrice ora si dividerà in un primo e un dopo Robin Hobb。 Gente， ma cosa non è questo libro e dove sono stata fino ad adesso？ Robin Hobb ha pubblicato questo libro a metà degli anni '90， un anno prima che George Martin esordisse con il suo più celebre Trono di Spade， e sino ad oggi ha scritto 15+ libri ambientati in questo universo ed è "Non fare quello che non puoi disfare sino a quando non avrai considerato quello che non potrai fare se lo farai。"Terminato questo libro， ho deciso mia vita da lettrice ora si dividerà in un primo e un dopo Robin Hobb。 Gente， ma cosa non è questo libro e dove sono stata fino ad adesso？ Robin Hobb ha pubblicato questo libro a metà degli anni '90， un anno prima che George Martin esordisse con il suo più celebre Trono di Spade， e sino ad oggi ha scritto 15+ libri ambientati in questo universo ed è una delle autrici high fantasy più stimate e conosciute del globo。 Ed io， avendo adorato i libri di Martin e venerendo Tolkien， non potevo esimermi dal leggerla。。。 Sarò onesta: ho iniziato questa storia con un certo timore， avendo paura che non mi piacesse anche a causa delle critiche lette nel corso dei mesi precedenti che descrivevano questo libro come lento e prolisso。 E invece ho AMATO TUTTO！Vero， in questo libro accade poco e per la maggior parte del tempo assistiamo all'addestramento di Fitz per diventare assassino di corte e imparare ad usare l'Arte; eppure， ogni pagina è scritta magistralmente， così come sono pazzeschi i personaggi e il worldbuilding。 Ho adorato Fitz， voce narrante di questa trilogia e giovane ragazzo che， all'età di soli sei anni， viene catapultato in un mondo di intrighi e gelosie， complotti e assassini spietati。 Fitz， inoltre， è un bastardo reale， figlio illegittimo dell'erede al trono della casa dei Lugavista e questo non gli renderà la vita facile。 Oltre a lui， si affiancano personaggi complessi e grigi come Burrich， Galen o il Matto， ma anche persone meravigliose e onorabili come Veritas， lo zio di Fitz。 Ogni capitolo è scritto magistralmente， ti affascina e ti fa immergere in un mondo di cui vediamo una piccolissima parte - ma io sono pronta a scoprirne ogni angolo。 Per essere un esordio è qualcosa di pazzesco e non oso immaginare come si sia evuluto lo stile della Hobb nel corso degli anni e cosa la sua mente sia riuscita a partorire。"Essere aperti significa solo non essere chiusi。 E si entra nella mente di un altro soprattutto quando si è disponibili a uscire dalla propria。"Non vedo l'ora di andare avanti， voglio leggere ogni cosa di questa straordinaria donna。 TUTTO！Mi ha fatto soffrire， mi ha fatto emozionare， mi ha fatto incavolare e maledire ogni cosa， ma ragazzi se ne è valsa la pena。 4。5/5 。。。more
Amanda
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4 1/2 stars2021 r/Fantasy Bingo: Book Club OR Readalong Book - Any past or still active r/Fantasy book clubs count， as well as past or current r/Fantasy readalongs。 NOTE: All of the current book club info can also be found on our Goodreads page。 Every book added to our Goodreads shelf counts。
Samih Ibrahim
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"Don't do what you can't undo， until you've considered what you can't do once you've done it。"A book that reminded me of Lord of the Rings where magic just exists and we don't care about its rules but rather the world it exists in。 The book has a slow pace that builds and ebbs in waves but generally keeps its gentle tempo。 And its still manages to grip you。Other memorable moments:- Like the refrain of a ghastly song， the memories came again and again， the draft of cold air， the knife， the boot， "Don't do what you can't undo， until you've considered what you can't do once you've done it。"A book that reminded me of Lord of the Rings where magic just exists and we don't care about its rules but rather the world it exists in。 The book has a slow pace that builds and ebbs in waves but generally keeps its gentle tempo。 And its still manages to grip you。Other memorable moments:- Like the refrain of a ghastly song， the memories came again and again， the draft of cold air， the knife， the boot， the taste of my enemy's blood in my mouth， and the taste of my own。- When you spring to an idea， and decide it is truth， without evidence， you blind yourself to other possibilities。 Consider them all， boy。- It was an impressive display of good food abused in the name of fashionable cooking- Sometimes， it is better to be defiantly wrong than silent。- When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool， you end up sounding like a moron instead。 Let's start again。- There is something I have observed about skinny men。 Some， like Chade， seem so preoccupied with their lives that they either forget to eat， or burn every bit of sustenance they take in the fires of their passionate fascination with life。 But there is another type， one who goes about the world cadaverously， cheeks sunken， bones jutting， and one senses that he so disapproves of the whole of the world that he begrudges every bit of it that he takes inside himself。- But when all roads lead to death， there is no point to running down any of them。 I would take things as they came。 。。。more
Allegra Taylor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Nosy 😭
Anansi311
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4。5 Qui si parla di un grande nome della narrativa Fantasy， Robin Hobb， di conseguenza non ho grandi cose da dire。 Per quanto riguarda le ambientazioni， io ho sempre adorato il setting medievale， quindi i castelli， i borghi， le scuderie… di conseguenza， nonostante comunque non fossero troppe， le descrizioni erano le benvenute。 Oltretutto ho apprezzato molto come la Hobb cercasse di rappresentare concretamente in ogni luogo i sentimenti che essi suscitavano al personaggio。I personaggi erano descr 4。5 Qui si parla di un grande nome della narrativa Fantasy， Robin Hobb， di conseguenza non ho grandi cose da dire。 Per quanto riguarda le ambientazioni， io ho sempre adorato il setting medievale， quindi i castelli， i borghi， le scuderie… di conseguenza， nonostante comunque non fossero troppe， le descrizioni erano le benvenute。 Oltretutto ho apprezzato molto come la Hobb cercasse di rappresentare concretamente in ogni luogo i sentimenti che essi suscitavano al personaggio。I personaggi erano descritti perfettamente， ognuno diverso dall’altro （cosa che dopo aver letto tanti libri dell'ultimo periodo è un sollievo non indifferente）， sono ben caratterizzati e di conseguenza ti permettono di creare un legame emotivo。 A livello di storia abbiamo una trama abbastanza chiara， ma si tratta più che altro di una character- driven， perchè oltre al filo di trama （che essenzialmente è il fattore scatenante che in parte comanda la vita del protagonista）， noi seguiamo soprattutto la vita di Fitz。 Io personalmente preferisco le storie plot-driven a mani basse， ma questo non toglie che quando i personaggi sono fatti bene mi piacciono parecchio anche questo tipo di storie， come in questo caso。 Gli unici due appunti che mi sento di fare sono che， innanzitutto， come detto prima mi sarebbe piaciuto avere più dettagli riguardo alla trama， perché si aprono vari discorsi interessanti， ad esempio quello dei Forgiati， ma non vengono approfonditi， nonostante in questo caso probabilmente lo saranno （spero） nei volumi successivi。 Il secondo punto riguarda un aspetto che secondo me si può considerare un’occasione mancata: il titolo del libro è “L’apprendista assassino”， nonostante sia chiaro che l’apprendistato ha un ruolo importante nella vita di Fitz， non ci viene dato sapere che ha ucciso prima delle ultime 150 pagine del libro， finché lui stesso ci avvisa che “non era la prima volta che uccidevo per il re”。 Questo significa chiaramente che la sua prima missione è avvenuta dietro le quinte。 Ora， io da unlibro del genere mi aspettavo di vedere il primo assassinio da parte del protagonista dai suoi stessi occhi， con varie riflessioni di conseguenza， o almeno vederlo uccidere un paio di volte。 Ma questo non succede， e neanche abbiamo idea di cosa voglia per il protagonista: si sente in colpa per avere ucciso， o lo considera un dovere e basta？ Gli fa qualche differenza uccidere un criminale o una persona innocente che semplicemente si trovava nel posto sbagliato al momento sbagliato？ Non ci è dato sapere。 。。。more
Joshua Thompson
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I little bit of a slow start to this one， although part of that may have been me having a busy week。 A lot is made of Hobb's strong character work， and I agree。 What I most enjoyed， however， was her prose。 Since I finished The Wheel of Time last year， I've been longing for another work in the fantasy genre written by an author who possesses the gift of descriptive prose like Robert Jordan， and I think I've found her。 I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the books in this series。 4。5/5 I little bit of a slow start to this one， although part of that may have been me having a busy week。 A lot is made of Hobb's strong character work， and I agree。 What I most enjoyed， however， was her prose。 Since I finished The Wheel of Time last year， I've been longing for another work in the fantasy genre written by an author who possesses the gift of descriptive prose like Robert Jordan， and I think I've found her。 I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the books in this series。 4。5/5 。。。more
Carol Brightbill
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This book begins a fabulous journey in the Realm of the Elderlings。 I will be rereading and rereading this series for years！
Theo Argyropoulos
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LOVED it。
Maria Martinez
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Cuesta entrar en la historia。 Pero cuando lo haces。。。 Robin Hobb se ha convertido en una de mis escritoras favoritas。
Issy
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First time ever reading an adult fantasy- feels gooood！ I definitely won't be revisiting the YA shelves anytime soon。Slight criticism; I thought the narrative was extremely flat。 Like just the way it was told was the dryest possible way？ If the plot wasn't very interesting， this would've been a literal nightmare。Good job it was EXTREMELY interesting :） First time ever reading an adult fantasy- feels gooood！ I definitely won't be revisiting the YA shelves anytime soon。Slight criticism; I thought the narrative was extremely flat。 Like just the way it was told was the dryest possible way？ If the plot wasn't very interesting， this would've been a literal nightmare。Good job it was EXTREMELY interesting :） 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Assassin’s Apprentice&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Assassin’s Apprentice&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0