Assassin's Apprentice

A glorious classic fantasy combining the magic of Ursula Le Guin´s The Wizard of Earthsea with the epic mastery of Tolkien´s The Lord of the Rings. map

"Assassin's Apprentice" er fortællingen om den forældreløse Fitz, som er den uægte søn af kronprins Chivalry. Forhadet af alle og behandlet som et udskud af hoffet, vokser Fitz op i kongeslottets stald, hvor hans eneste selskab er hofnarren, gadebørn og vilde dyr. For at gøre Fitz brugbar for kongeriget, bliver han trænet i snigmordets kunst og undervist i at bruge den traditionelle magi som Farseer-slægten er født med. Men hans læremester, der er allieret med en anden politisk side, er fast besluttet på at sætte Fitz i et dårligt lys - og at dræbe ham. Fitz er nødt til at overleve: for han er måske skæbnebestemt til at frelse kongeriget. "Assassin's Apprentice" er den første bog i Robin Hobbs fantastiske Farseer-trilogi om Fitz.

"Assassin's Apprentice" er fortællingen om den forældreløse Fitz, som er den uægte søn af kronprins Chivalry. Forhadet af alle og behandlet som et udskud af hoffet, vokser Fitz op i kongeslottets stald, hvor hans eneste selskab er hofnarren, gadebørn og vilde dyr. For at gøre Fitz brugbar for kongeriget, bliver han trænet i snigmordets kunst og undervist i at bruge den traditionelle magi som Farseer-slægten er født med. Men hans læremester, der er allieret med en anden politisk side, er fast besluttet på at sætte Fitz i et dårligt lys - og at dræbe ham. Fitz er nødt til at overleve: for han er måske skæbnebestemt til at frelse kongeriget. "Assassin's Apprentice" er den første bog i Robin Hobbs fantastiske Farseer-trilogi om Fitz.

"Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."--George R. R. Martin Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz's blood runs the magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family. As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is growing to manhood. Soon he will face his first dangerous, soul-shattering mission. And though some regard him as a threat to the throne, he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom. Praise for Robin Hobb and Assassin's Apprentice "A gleaming debut in the crowded field of epic fantasies . . . a delightful take on the powers and politics behind the throne." -- Publishers Weekly "This is the kind of book you fall into, and start reading slower as you get to the end, because you don't want it to be over." --Steven Brust

"Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."--George R. R. Martin Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz's blood runs the magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family. As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is growing to manhood. Soon he will face his first dangerous, soul-shattering mission. And though some regard him as a threat to the throne, he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom. Praise for Robin Hobb and Assassin's Apprentice "A gleaming debut in the crowded field of epic fantasies . . . a delightful take on the powers and politics behind the throne." -- Publishers Weekly "This is the kind of book you fall into, and start reading slower as you get to the end, because you don't want it to be over." --Steven Brust

The first volume in Robin Hobb’s internationally bestselling Farseer series. In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma. Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility. So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.

The first volume in Robin Hobb’s internationally bestselling Farseer series. In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma. Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility. So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.