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帝王(リーガル)の陰謀 上

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ファーシーア一族が治める六公国。その王家の私生児として生まれた少年は、フィッツ(庶子)と呼ばれ育ってきた。祖父である王の命令で、暗殺者としての訓練を受けたフィッツは、公国のために影ながらがんばってきた。けれど、異母兄のリーガルに疎まれ、徐々に陰謀の渦にまきこまれていってしまう。 継ぎの王であるヴェリティの地位を、奪おうと企んでいるリーガル王子に、散々な目にあわされたフィッツ。弱りきった身体でようやく城へ帰り着いてみると、当のリーガルが大きな顔をして歩いている。そのことに苛立ちを募らせるけれど、どうしようも打つ手がない。 「赤い船団」の恐怖は広がる一方だし、ヴェリティの花嫁は王宮で孤立しているし、王サマの周囲に不穏な動きがあるし、フィッツに次々と問題がふりかかってきます。 この第二部では、陰謀の色合いが濃い物語りになっています。が、暗い感じはないです。それというのも、当のフィッツ自身が怒りながらもどこか飄々としているように見えるからかも。 幼馴染のモリーとの関係も気になる展開です。王に忠誠を誓っているので、自由な恋愛もできない、、、なんて言いつつ、想う気持ちは止められない~♪少年は恋をして、少し大人になったようです。 この物語の魅力の一つですが、動物の存在が重要視されています。犬だったり、馬だったり、狼だったり。動物を愛してやまない優しい心がじんわりと伝わってきました。

564 pages, Paperback

Published July 8, 2005

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Robin Hobb

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** 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.

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