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Re: I third Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb MalkierKnight Send a noteboard - 25/03/2011 12:18:04 PM
is it epic fantasy? i would wiki it but im always wary of accidental spoilers there. many a twist or denouement were ruined through a wiki plot summary :(.

it seems the amazon reviews are glowing, as well. i think i will pick it up. can you vouch for the prose? some of those sword of truth books could have been great if not for goodkinds prose.


The books are in first person POV so it's always from the main character's POV. I don't know if that makes any difference to you (if you can't stand the main character then the books won't work for you.) Hobb's prose is good but nothing great. But her characterization is top notch. Every character has their own personality and you actually care for them. That is what you're interested in, yes?


Very much so. I think I'll pick this up. Thanks for the rec!
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robin hobb! her characters are lovely. the stories are great too. *NM* temeraire - 24/03/2011 07:30:16 PM 423 Views
I third Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb *NM* Deadsy - 24/03/2011 09:06:58 PM 448 Views
Re: I third Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb MalkierKnight - 24/03/2011 10:11:24 PM 960 Views
Re: I third Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb Dark Knight - 25/03/2011 02:57:01 AM 909 Views
Re: I third Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb MalkierKnight - 25/03/2011 12:18:04 PM 937 Views
I enjoyed the book but I don't think his prose were as good as Jordan's random thoughts - 25/03/2011 07:05:02 PM 945 Views
Haha dude Robin Hobb is a woman *NM* Dark Knight - 25/03/2011 09:23:34 PM 419 Views
I probably knew that at one time random thoughts - 29/03/2011 07:48:56 PM 809 Views
I'm loving the Robin Hobb shout outs! (She's sadly underrepresented here) *NM* Dark Knight - 25/03/2011 02:57:37 AM 488 Views
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Are the Dresden books really that good? Darth_Katie - 25/03/2011 08:14:37 PM 941 Views
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Hmm ... Giles was my favorite part of Buffy. Darth_Katie - 29/03/2011 07:41:21 PM 873 Views
I was really disappointed by WMF, reminded me A LOT of Crossroads of Twilight *NM* NaClH2O - 06/04/2011 09:30:17 PM 505 Views
I feel the same about Wot as you, and Robin Hobb is a great recommendation! MonCul - 26/03/2011 12:22:09 AM 1045 Views
Re: I feel the same about Wot as you, and Robin Hobb is a great recommendation! MalkierKnight - 28/03/2011 02:26:10 AM 1069 Views
Excellent! That's how I found both her and Robin Hobb. MonCul - 02/04/2011 12:14:43 AM 947 Views
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