A Slow-burning Fantasy Book Review of “Assassin’s Apprentice”
5 People Who Should Read This and 5 Who Shouldn’t
Assassin’s Apprentice is a clean, slow, savory fantasy novel that’s worth the effort.
Want to know if you should read this book? Skip to the end.
A Bit of Background
This novel by Robin Hobb is part of the Farseer Trilogy.
First published in 1995, Assassin’s Apprentice has become a classic amongst fantasy lovers.
Robin Hobb is a master of fantasy fiction and has at least five other collections.
A Mini Review of “Assassin’s Apprentice”
It took some time to fully immerse myself in the story.
The histories in italics at the beginning of each chapter threw me off. I’m not sure how they were relevant to this particular story. Some of them connected, but quite a few did not. Maybe they are pieces from other Hobb series?
Assassin’s Apprentice is about a boy who is a royal bastard — a bastard son of one of the princes of the Six Duchies — the kingdom where this story takes place.
He’s taken to the palace when he’s about six years old, and we see him growing up and training…
