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Assassin’s Apprentice

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Paul Boehmer

17 Hours 16 Minutes

HarperCollins Publishers UK

August 2012

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The first volume in Robin Hobb’s internationally bestselling Farseer series.


In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma.


Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility.


So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.

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  • Joseph P.

    I love fantasy like this. Hobb, like R.R Martin, draws on medieval history and world geography to build a realistic setting, which feels tangible without being eye-rollingly similar to actual peoples and events. The magic system also treads the mystical/real tightrope very well; it's not quite as physics-based as a Brandon Sanderson novel, but still compelling and believable. The way in which the characters take shape through the book is also remarkable, with each taking shape in a realistic and entirely human way, with internal and external conflicts a-plenty. As others have mentioned, the plot is slow to evolve. However, it achieves far better plot development than similar foundational novels in epic series, such as Sanderson's 'Way of Kings' (which I read prior to this and found a compelling drudge). All in all, I loved this book, the characters, the intrigue, the setting, the magic system, and the setting up of something greater. If I have one quibble, it is that the 'Farseer' or 'Elderling' breadcrumbs arrive a little too late and feel slightly shoehorned in. I might revisit this, though, as I haven't read the subsequent books yet, though I will be doing so at the earliest opportunity!

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  • Carolyn F.

    A unique story and very excellent. Loved it.

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  • Jeremy B.

    I just couldn’t get past the irritating voice of the narrator. Wish I could get a refund given that the book is unbearable with his voice.

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  • Koen V.

    The first time a narrator is making me stop listening to an audiobook

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  • Anonymous

    Captivating and excellently narrated

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  • Astra T.

    It was amazing a must read

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