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Summary: GREAT
Review: It keeps you on your toes and you cannot predict the future for the characters. I found the ending a little sad, however it left you to imagine what happens for them after. And i guess thats just up to you ehh?
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: The best one out of the series! Beautifully written andundeniably intriguing, Robin Hobb keeps the reader enthralled untilthe very end. I highly recommend this book along with the others in the trilogy and her other series, the Liveship Traders. Read at all costs!
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Summary: Plot twistings galore
Review: This book is a beautiful find! The plot twistings and turnings constantly keep you in suspense, waiting to find out what happens next. There are books that are boring because the ending is obvious and easily guessed early on. This book is NOTHING like that! When I was reading it, I constantly kept changing my guess as to who was doing what and why. This book is detailed with realistic characters and uncommon plot threads. I loved this book!
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Summary: Farseer series is incredible
Review: Don't just read this one, read all three! Although not focused too much on actual assassination, the books are very powerful, telling the life story of an assassin forced into his profession by the fact that he is a prince's illegitimate son. The stories show his struggles with the rest of soceity, as well as the problems he faces in conjunction with his "job." A must read for anyone and everyone
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Summary: A worthy sequel
Review: this book is a very rare thing it is a sequel witch is still as good as the original, fitz is now a teenager he is recovering from a sickness caused to him by his uncle Regal who's treachery nearly killed him but that is not the end of it, he is returning to Buck from the mountain Kindomn... this is all i will tell, i recommend this book to any who are willing to open there mind and reach out and feel for the characters to bond with them, as i have done the book is more enjoyed that way, read this book it is worth it and there is always time for a good book such as this...
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Summary: captivating, well written, interesting plot, ie.a great book
Review: This book is definitely the greatest book within the Farseer Trilogy - the first was too short, and the third became a bit far-fetched and strange at the end. This book really is brilliant and it DOES keep you turning the pages - you find yourself really sympathising with Fitz and every thing he suffers you suffer too - this may sound stupid, but it is true, and it is all too rare in writing these days. The first-person perspective makes the story-telling extremely personal, and especially at the end of this book and the beginning of the next is the use of first-person perspective brilliant. I cannot stress how great this book really is - it is an unbelievable read, and although not Shakespeare, it is certainly a lot of fun. Much deeper than Eddings and more captivating than Raymond E. Feist or Tolkien, get this book now.
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Summary: good writer, story could be better
Review: Without a doubt, Robin Hobb is a great writer. She made me feel the events and emotions that were portrayed in this book. I couldn't put it down, and yet I was not happy with the way the story was going. I think it takes a great writer to do that. The ending depressed me, but it certainly left me wanting more.
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Summary: Spellbinding
Review: Fitz' story is magnificent. I have not yet finished the trilogy, but so far it is superb. My only disappointment is that Fitz simply gave up on everything at the end of the book--I would have thought he had more strength than that. And I also didn't like how he was willing to risk so much for his wolf when Burrich was trusting him as a friend. But the story itself is wonderful. A must-read. Fitz is a man, not a god, and certainly not the smartest man alive, and that's what makes the book fabulous.
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Summary: Among the best
Review: While many would see the first person narrative a liability, I for one would say that this is one of the most tentalizing assets. This book has less physical movement but a lot to have your mind exercised. The characters are very strongly built, the plot is unpredictable (less than the first book) and events are astounding. I hope no one whines that they hate the ending, for this is a trilogy and as of now the 3rd book is available in paperback. Any cliffhangers are meant to be solved or resolved in the last book. I am also a very picky reader, especially when it comes to Fantasy, and for me to give all 5 stars means a lot.
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Summary: Well Written Tale Continues to Improve Yet Falls Short
Review: If half stars were available I would award book 2 of the "Farseer Trilogy" 3 1/2 stars, rather than a full 4. While Hobb continues to improve upon the strengths of her first book - outstanding and mature characterization and attention to detail - other elements, such as her exploration of Skill and Wit remain, in my opinion, unfully realized. In addition, the plot decisions by certain characters in the tale hardly seem creditible to intelligent and worldly men and women aware of Regal's intent towards the throne. Finally, as good as Hobb's character development is, it is nonetheless limited by her choice of first person narrative, which confines the story's perspective to one level and prevents the reader from experiencing the richness in both character and storytelling available from multiple perspectives. Nonetheless, this is a very well written and engaging tale which I shall continue into book 3. However, so far, it does not approach her work in "Ship of Magic," and is certainly not worthy of all the 5 star praise found herein.
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