Assassin's Quest - BookWyrm

eBook, 768 pages

Langue : English

Publié 5 novembre 2002 par Del Rey.

ISBN :: 978-0-553-89747-0
Numéro OCLC :: 233251456
ISFDB ID:: 326

King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz—or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply scarred in body and soul. The kingdom also teeters toward ruin: Regal has plundered and abandoned the capital, while the rightful heir, Prince Verity, is lost to his mad quest—perhaps to death. Only Verity’s return—or the heir his princess carries—can save the Six Duchies.

But Fitz will not wait. Driven by loss and bitter memories, he undertakes a quest: to kill Regal. The journey casts him into deep waters, as he discovers wild currents of magic within him—currents that will either drown him or make him something more than he was.

13 éditions

Phil in SF a publié une critique de Assassin's Quest par Robin Hobb (The Farseer Trilogy, #3)

Bogged down by the mechanics of magic

2 étoiles

Avertissement sur le contenu mild spoilers, although not much more than can be gleaned from reading the chapter titles

Waking up from the dead, Fitz vows to kill Regal, the would-be king who had him arrested and tortured, and who has usurped the throne of the Six Duchies.

There's an overlong journey to the new capital of the Six Duchies, a visit with the Old Blood (aka others who can talk to animals like Fitz) that feels shoehorned in so that some of the later magic doesn't feel as rough around the edges, way too many heel turns by new characters, and finally many many chapters in the realm of the Elderlings where the characters have to figure out how Elderling magic works.

This book needed to be about half as long as it was.

Sujets

Fiction - Fantasy
Fantasy - Epic