It just sounds like the typical fantasy novel of the special stable boy (who is really the son of the king) with the special powers that everyone discovers and who changes the world. There are so many books with almost exactly that beginning, that I admit that I'm leary of reading the series.
It's refreshing in several ways. First, he's not really all that powerful and he's often lost, overwhelmed, used, and abused. Second, it's the characters and the grittiness of the whole story that really stands out.
But it's the second Farseer trilogy that really stands out for me!
Another series that stands out for me is "The Bone Doll's Twin" (the name of the first book) by Lynn Flewelling.
Also, try the first quartet by Ian Irvine "View From the Mirror". Excellent and definitely different! (He has a second quartet, but I stopped reading that one... the writing was good, but the characters and general flow were too similar to teh first one IMHO)
And then there's my favorite, Charles de Lint. I generally save his books for when I want something really good. (Though the last couple of books were a bit tired, so get something from at least 3-4 years back).
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Re: With my luck you've read both.
Date: 2006-09-27 09:27 pm (UTC)It's refreshing in several ways. First, he's not really all that powerful and he's often lost, overwhelmed, used, and abused. Second, it's the characters and the grittiness of the whole story that really stands out.
But it's the second Farseer trilogy that really stands out for me!
Another series that stands out for me is "The Bone Doll's Twin" (the name of the first book) by Lynn Flewelling.
Also, try the first quartet by Ian Irvine "View From the Mirror". Excellent and definitely different! (He has a second quartet, but I stopped reading that one... the writing was good, but the characters and general flow were too similar to teh first one IMHO)
And then there's my favorite, Charles de Lint. I generally save his books for when I want something really good. (Though the last couple of books were a bit tired, so get something from at least 3-4 years back).
BaM