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(4.1) | 1 / 403 | 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 like 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.… (more) |
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For Giles  And for Raphael and Freddy,  the Princes of Assassins.  Bantam 1996 edition: To Giles and to the memories of Ralph the Orange and Freddie Cougar Princes among Assassins and Felines above Reproach  | |
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A history of the Six Duchies is of necessity a history of its ruling family, the Farseers.  | |
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[The Fool] was proffering a leather drawstring bag. "What is it?" I asked, and tried not to let him hear either the flowers or the doll in my voice.  | |
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Despite some titles similar to those of the original 6, the French version of the Farseer books splits the 2 trilogies into 13 books. This is 1 of 13 and it is the only book that is exactly the same as the original one. Make sure you combine only with identically split parts of the series.  | |
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▾Book descriptions 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 like 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. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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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 like an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him sectetly 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.  | |
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It is true that the first book in every trilogy in this series is the slowest. The author likes to take time presenting you the characters and their surroundings. This is not a bad thing, but it can bore people that like plot more than characters. This is a story more foccused on the characters and even though the plot is also amazing it is not fast paced and it takes time to develop.
On the reread I felt more deeply about the characters because I got to know them and I got attached to them. I was also able to notice some details more and the foreshadowing of important events in other books.
As soon as I started reading this book I was instantly dragged into this world again and forgot my surroundings. I realized no other books make me feel like the ones in this series do. It's like coming home and meeting your friends again. That is why it deserves 5 stars from me. (