![]() ![]() ![]() And then I was gone." Royal Assassin: Dreams and Awakenings Burrich's body weight was flung on top of me as he strove to restrain my thrashing. In an instant Jonqui was there, calling Burrich back, and then they were both holding down my flailing limbs. I cried out involuntarily, a gargling wordless cry. "My body spasmed and the back of my head rebounded sharply off the bedstead. Although we are with Fitz in his struggle, Robin Hobb does not shirk from showing us his failings as a human being and how his actions also hurt others. The books narrative has also matured and there is a distinctly darker feel to this middle novel. ![]() The main character Fitz has grown and is now a teenager. The effects have left him prone to fits and spasms and in this state he must travel back to Buckkeep to face his tormentor and poisoner, Prince Regal. The book begins precisely where we left off and FitzChivalry is slowly recovering from the poision administered to him. Royal Assassin is the second book in Robin Hobb's fantasy series The Farseer Trilogy and follows on from the events in Assassin's Apprentice. "We are here, Fitz, you and I, to change the future of the world." ![]()
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