Royal Assassin

I found this book better than the first in the series. It may simply be due to the fact that Hobb didn't need to spend any time setting things up. The story moved along quickly, and I enjoyed the character development that occurred. It left things off in a place where I'm glad to have [b:Assassin's Quest 45112 Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) Robin Hobb http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328153405s/45112.jpg 503752] to jump right into.