Assassin’s Apprentice
Description of book
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.
Ratings & reviews
4.5
★★★★☆1481 ratings
Character-driven · Well-written · Want more
4.3
★★★★☆853 ratings
Captivating · Animated · Perfect match
Aimee
Super slow to start but really picks up half way through. Stick with it, turned out to be a fabulous read. Definitely keen to dive into the next book, and rest of the series!A must-read
Book★4
Well-written · Want more · Varying pace · Character-driven · Interesting · Straightforward · Slow pace
Narration★4
Monotonous
Tamara
My first step into the works of Robin Hobb and I'm hooked. And since I've heard from others that this book was one they liked less than others I can only begin to imagine how much I'll enjoy the rest of the series.For the book club
This book was slow, so so slow, but I didn't get bored. I love how we got to grow with Fitz. How layers of the plot began to fall together as Fitz was beginning to understand what was going on around him.
Characters were well written and developed. The worldbuilding was excellent and the villains scary. The epilogue was a bit confusing, but I suppose that will solve when I read the rest of the series. Which I will definitly be continuing.
I read this both physically as through audio to maximize my reading. The audio was nice and narrator easy to listen to.Book★4
Character-driven · Fantastic · Elaborate · Slow pace
Narration★5
Calm · Animated
Rebekka
The last third picked up a lot but I also enjoyed learning so much about the characters and their relathionships as well as Fitz‘s childhood and training at first ❤️I recommend
Book★4
Kickstart · Character-driven · Slow pace · Want more · Well-written
Narration★5
Perfect match
- I don’t understand why this book is so popular. Maybe the series improves later on, but Assassin’s Apprentice was one of the slowest books I’ve ever read. Nothing truly interesting happened until the last 50 pages, and getting through the rest was a real struggle.
Nikola
That said, I can see why some readers appreciate it. Hobb’s writing is better than most modern fantasy, and the world she’s building seems to have a lot of potential. But the pacing is unbearably slow, and the plot is predictable with little action to break things up. There just wasn’t much to keep me engaged.
Despite my frustration, I’ll give the second book a chance. I feel like there’s something worthwhile in this universe, even if the introduction didn’t do enough to pull me in.Book★3
Slow pace · Tedious · Predictable · Character-driven · Boring
Narration★4
Animated · Exaggerated
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