** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. What? I liked it. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. But I want you to know . . . I don't finish books I don't like. There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found.
Robin Hobb is the author of three well-received fantasy trilogies: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin’s Quest), The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny) and the Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool’s Errand, Golden Fool, and Fool’s Fate) Her current work in progress is entitled Shaman’s Crossing. Robin Hobb lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, and has been a professional writer for over 30 years.
In addition to writing, her interests include gardening, mushrooming, and beachcombing. She and her husband Fred have three grown children and one teenager, and three grand-children.
She also writes as Megan Lindholm, and works under that name have been finalists for the Hugo award, the Nebula Award, and the Endeavor award. She has twice won an Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award.
Je ne sais plus quoi penser, ma relecture des ADLM est aussi extraordinaire que celle de l'AR. C'est d'une richesse incroyable ! Les personnages sont très nombreux et tous intéressants à leur manière, et la magie dans la région de Terrilville est encore une fois très originale !
J'ai adoré lire ce tome et j'attaque la suite directement après la fin de ce tome ci.
L'univers est tellement riche, et bien qu'on soit dans l'univers de l'assassin royal, tout est différent dans cette histoire qui nous fait voyager vers d'autre horizons avec de nouveaux personnages aussi interressant et détestable que ceux de l'AR, ainsi que de nouvelles créatures totalement incroyable et des vaisseaux magiques aux personnalités bien marqué !
La plume de Robin hobb est toujours aussi affûté et le narrateur est très correct. Je trouve sa voix très adapté à cette histoire de pirate !
Cette 1ere partie est bien sur totalement introductive mais la suite promet de grandes aventures.
Pour résumé, je dirai que ce début est très prometteur.