Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy #2) by Robin Hobb.

"The perfect sequel to Assassins Apprentice that adds more and more tension, strife, intrigue and peril to a series that is already bursting with excitement. A great read. I can't wait to see what happens in the third book. "

5 Stars

Pros: All the same characters from the first novel and so many twists, turns and developments that I read the last 100 pages in one night because I just had to know what happened/Fitz' bond with Nighteyes is both amusing and heart warming/The ending was rough but in its dark way, perfect.

Cons: The Fool is hard to follow, he definitely has his own agenda and sometimes his speaking in riddles gets tiresome.

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Starting off right from where Assassins Apprentice leaves off, Fitz returns to Buckkeep and to his duties. His lessons with Chade, his loyalty to King Shrewd and King in waiting Verity. His worry over the fate of Molly. Everything is full to bursting with tension and strife and the situation with the Red Ship Raiders, a constant threat to the coasts isn't helping anything.

It's hard to talk about anything that happens in the novel without giving anything away. So suffice it to say that this was a great sequel, adding more and more intrigue, backstabbing, allies, enemies and everything in between to an already entertaining series. The ending was dark but it was necessary and I'm intrigued as to how things will evolve in the third installment.

If you enjoyed Assassins Apprentice then I would highly recommend Royal Assassin since it continues the story of Fitz and makes things even more delightfully suspenseful and edge of your seat exciting.

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