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Royal Assassin

The Farseer Trilogy, Book 2

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Royal Assassin

By: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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The second volume in Robin Hobb’s internationally bestselling Farseer series.

We are here Fitz, you and I, to change the future and the world…

Fitz dreams of Red-Ship Raiders sacking a coastal village, leaving not a single man, woman or child alive. Tortured by this terrible vision he returns to the Six Duchies court where all is far from well.

King Shrewd has been struck down by a mysterious illness and King-in-waiting, Verity, spends all his time attempting to conjure storms to confuse and destroy the Red-Ship Raiders. And when he leaves on an insane mission to seek out the mystical Elderings, Fitz is left alone and friendless but for the wolf Nighteyes and the King’s Fool with his cryptic prophesies.

©2012 Robin Hobb (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Fairy Tales Fantasy Historical Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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Critic reviews

'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers … what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.'
The Times

‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’
George R.R. Martin
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The Farseer Trilogy has taken me to a new world where I want to stay and listen to all the stories that reside within! Very excited for the next book!

A Story to captivate!

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An excellent follow up to Assassin's Apprentice, this book is full of action and adventure. Several times I found myself sitting in my car for several minutes at the end of my commute, waiting for a good place to pause the story, but they are hard to find! Once again, Paul Boehmer reads excellently, and does the story a great justice in the telling.

Could not stop listening

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The first book took longer to get started than my old tractor, but this has better pacing.
there are some unusual repetitions though, which breaks the imagination when you're annoyed at listening to the same words you heard only a few hours earlier. how bad does she expect our memory to be? xD

Finally some progress

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In spite of other reviewers I thought the narrator did a good job. The story was good and involving.

Great listen

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A great continuation to the saga

Onwards to the 3rd book
Fitz never has a dull moment

Great story varying performance

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Not cringing so much and despite upper class accent he is doing a fine job. The story is brilliant and worth the agony of narration.

Getting used to the narrator!

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The Farseer trilogy is quickly becoming one of my favorite works of fiction. The author carefully builds a gallery of complex and believable characters that both fulfill and transcend their given archetypes. The setting is deep and engaging and the story that takes place there is an absolutely masterful tour of themes like loyalty, friendship, love, duty, hatred and sacrifice. Robin Hobb constructs a living, breathing world around the characters with the immersive writer's voice that she maintains throughout the work. This is in turn rendered magnificently by Paul Boehner, who reads it as if it were an autobiographical work from another life. I will recommend it to my friends, and I recommend it to you.

Absolutely stunning performance by Paul Boehmer

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I love these books, and the reader does a good job. but I can tell its an American reader as some things are said in a way English people wouldn't say especiallycertain A sounds. so its just a bit jarring. I did for the most part get used to it, but its not ideal.

the reading breaks the immersion for me

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Great sequel to the first book and sets up for the third book quite well. Hobb displays immense empathy and insight into how people think.

Fantastic prose and vocal performance

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Narator is great , uses many voices and it's easy to follow the dialogue

The story is amazing.

Great book

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