It's difficult for me to feel the book was a cohesive storyline when there were so many subplots with each character. Where Assassin's Apprentice was a coming of age, this one is definitely about a later stage version of that story: coming into one's own place in life.Ī problem I encountered early on in the book was multiple character perspective choppiness- each character is given large chapters to showcase their perspectives, but I wasn't fond of some of the characters, leading to sections where I felt like skimming, but I read it all anyway. Instead of being set on land, most of this book is centered on the ocean, along with multiple trading hubs along the coast. This book is likely much more creative than Assassin's Apprentice due to its lack of royals, but I nonetheless wanted some present. I think I'm a little fixated on royalty-centric fantasy. It's not that this one won't have a piece of my heart (or a large section of my bookshelf), but rather. Let me start off by saying I didn't love this one as much as Assassin's Apprentice. Hence, no spoilers, and it is slightly standalone (as a trilogy- though it connects with a later series).

Therefore, if you aren't categorically set on reading an entire fantasy world in successive order, you could probably read this trilogy by itself. Note on the Series: Though the events of this trilogy (Liveship Traders) take place after those of the Farseer Trilogy, the characters appear to be entirely different.

The ship of magic