This book was on my "I want to read" shelve far too long. I've always found something else to read and forgot about Robin Hobb for a while. I guess I wasn't thrilled by the idea of reading about someone who trains to be an assassin. Well I was so wrong and this book is a lot more than that. The story is interesting and the characters very well written. I've almost finished Farseer Trilogy and I'm looking forward to read the next one. Many times I couldn't put the book down and that's why I gave it 5 stars. I like the fact that Fitz isn't a typical hero and he's very believable character. He's just a human and sometimes I get tired of reading about too perfect characters. It was definitely refreshing.