Royal Assassin

great second book of the series -- good series

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Very solid second instalment of a palatable series. Hobbs knows what she is good at and never reaches beyond herself. She has a knack for creating characters you can't help but pull for. Manageable cast of players, focussed narrative and, though she doesn't break any new ground, she tells a good story damn it. That's all I ask for really.

I was sorry when it was over! Awesome!

So imagine a fantasy universe that can justify the point of Nobility and Kings and all that. She uses the force (skill) and a sort of beast talk (wit, totally separate) to make it all work. It gets decently confusing towards the end, but it does END THE TRIOLOGY, which rocks.This series is great because each book, she re-evaluates the actions in the previous book from basically new perspectives...more

So imagine a fantasy universe that can justify the point of Nobility and Kings and all that. She uses the force (skill) and a sort of beast talk (wit, totally separate) to make it all work. It gets decently confusing towards the end, but it does END THE TRIOLOGY, which rocks.This series is great because each book, she re-evaluates the actions in the previous book from basically new perspectives of the characters, because people change and they could have made wiser decisions. This world tries to take modern issues, perspectives, into this world.Read the series! It's not entirely bad!   hide

The second novel in the Assassin series is one of the best novels I've ever read. I couldn't put this one down.

i love robin hobb she is extremely creative and she doesnt come up with super duper crazy things to change the story quickly it all flows smooth as silk i love all of her work!!

Great series. Original and the action really moves!

very good