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If you insist Nighthawk Send a noteboard - 19/04/2013 12:31:06 AM

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View original postI recently finished book 2 of Robin Hobb's Assassin trilogy. I'd previously read the Liveship Traders trilogy, and I already have all the rest. And I will read them. But I need to know now - what is the Forging? If you've read the books and you know, can you please tell me? This will in no way ruin my enjoyment of the books.


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View original postAlso, was the 2nd book as awesome as I said, or what?


View original postI've gleaned from various reviews/discussions what the Elderlings are, but not about the Forging. Yes, please spoil. I will read the series shortly, but this will at least keep me from skimming to find out, which would ruin it more.

As you will see at the end of the 3rd book, there is a type of skill-stone that absorbs the memories and essences of skill users. A coterie of skill users go to where Verity went and sculpt dragons from the stone and are absorbed into the stone once they finish it, bringing the stone dragon to life. These are the dragons of legend. Well, if a person touches the stone long enough but not to the point they are absorbed, they are left in nothing but a shell, no memories and no essence of life. This is what the pirates do to people they forge. They have a block of this stone in one of the ships. The ironic thing is that the skill dragons were created to combat the pirates, but the dragons who flew over the pirates forged them on accident by force of their beings. So the pirates are seeking revenge by forging Fitz's people (forgot the name of the kingdom) which in turn will lead to unleashing the dragons again...you see the vicious circle.

Oh, and the pirates have a block of that stone thanks to a character you will meet in the 3rd series

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Robin Hobb: Please explain Forging to me! Aeryn - 18/04/2013 05:00:07 PM 8907 Views
It might. It's been a loooong while, but I think the mystery was central to the third-series plot. Burr - 18/04/2013 05:38:20 PM 1616 Views
You sure you want to know? It spoils the 3rd series somewhat Nighthawk - 18/04/2013 09:34:40 PM 1705 Views
Yes, and yes, all of it is awesome. Tell me. Aeryn - 18/04/2013 10:34:06 PM 1310 Views
If you insist Nighthawk - 19/04/2013 12:31:06 AM 2554 Views
Thank you. Aeryn - 24/04/2013 01:16:38 PM 1465 Views
It is explained in the next Fitz trilogy Nighthawk - 24/04/2013 01:23:00 PM 1669 Views
I read all these.. Amelia Pond - 30/04/2013 09:48:00 PM 1175 Views
Yes it is! *NM* Nighthawk - 02/05/2013 03:57:11 PM 730 Views
i have reread these books a couple times, it helps with the whole concept understanding thing temeraire - 26/04/2013 05:50:13 AM 1247 Views
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