The Farseer Trilogy

I've been meaning to start reading Robin Hobb's books for some time now. I always see people talking about how incredible her books are, but I've always found them daunting. There's so many and most of them are very long. However, I shouldn't have waited this long. This book was a true delight!

This book follow Fitz, the bastard son of the King-in-waiting. When his maternal grandfather drops him off at the palace, saying he wants nothing to do with him, the stable master, Burrich, is placed in charge of the boys care. We follow Fitz as he grows up, always an outcast, but always willing to work. You see him train in fighting, managing the stables, using his powers, and learning how to be an assassin for the King.

This book, being the first book in the series, really sets the reader up for understanding this world and understanding the characters. The development of all of the characters is so expertly done. There is so much nuance to all of the characters, big and small. Since this book covers many years, you really get to grow up with these characters. The plot was a little slower until the back end of the book, but that is to be expected a lot of times with the first book in a series. However, I was never bored because of how much character work Hobb puts into the story.

I'm so excited to continue this series. I've heard the next book is even better than the first. Waiting for my library copy to come in!

TW: animal cruelty, animal death, child abandonment, parental abuse, poisoning, suicide (attempted/assisted)