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lizziestudieshistory's review against another edition
3.0
The Wilful Princess and the Piebald Prince is a short novella that takes place long before the events in Hobb's Farseer Trilogy (and the rest if the RotE). It is the story of how the Witted became hated and feared in the Six Duchies and provides an interesting background for the events of the Tawny Man Trilogy. It's not a necessary read for the main series by any means, but does add to the richness of the world and justifies why Fitz's Wit magic is so hated by most people in the main series.
The story itself is quite eventful, especially for such a small book! However, it's far from Hobb's best work - particularly as I'm still recovering, emotionally, from the Tawny Man trilogy... It's still well worth the read and gives a wonderful snippet from the history of the Six Duchies which has such a huge presence in the series.
The story itself is quite eventful, especially for such a small book! However, it's far from Hobb's best work - particularly as I'm still recovering, emotionally, from the Tawny Man trilogy... It's still well worth the read and gives a wonderful snippet from the history of the Six Duchies which has such a huge presence in the series.
ecdereus's review against another edition
3.0
Leuk dun boekje voor tussendoor, zeker als je al bekend bent met de reeksen 'De boeken van de Zieners' en 'De boeken van de Nar'.
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gregbengel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
banjomike97's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hopeglow's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 oh this short story was everything actually, feel like a fairytale told to me
thelibrarian's review against another edition
catch me adding the lgbtqa tag to every robin hobb book and i mean it! for fitzchivalry robin!! fight me!!
mishon's review against another edition
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
cmarley's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was a lovely addition to the history of The Six Duchies!
It was actually a lot more tragic than i thought it was going to be....It is sad that from what we have heard in the Farseer trilogy the Piebald Prince is still remembered with malice. It makes you think if this has happened in our actual history at some point..
I love that it also gives more context as to how life is in the Six Duchies in the main series, and why the Witted are still hated and feared.
It was actually a lot more tragic than i thought it was going to be....It is sad that from what we have heard in the Farseer trilogy the Piebald Prince is still remembered with malice. It makes you think if this has happened in our actual history at some point..
I love that it also gives more context as to how life is in the Six Duchies in the main series, and why the Witted are still hated and feared.
telakyn's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
kendylldrilling's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0