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3½✨
I know this one isn't officially part of the #RealmOfElderlings read-a-long.

However, after discovering the Piebald Prince in Assassin's Quest and realizing there's a short story about him, I simply had to find out more.

As with everything I've read by Hobb this is a well tailored little tale of the first Witted Prince to take a short rule over the Six Duchies.
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Realm of the Elderlings prequel novella about the Farseer bloodline. Can be read without prior knowledge of the realm. Reads like a fairytale, but a pretty bleak one. As can be expected from Robin Hobb.

https://youtu.be/9K0gjvEGZdE

This is an occasional series that I have with this video revived on my channel where I discuss words and expressions I encounter in my reading, doing deep etymological dives, and geeking out.

Playlist of all episodes of In Other Words: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQd1sVAAhNC-4PQ6_pI8SyjN

This was a nice little interlude between the bigger Robin Hobb volumes.
I chose to read it after completing book 1 of the Tawny Man trilogy.
It was lovely. Felt like reading a fairytale. Such a pretty edition too. The picture shown was one of the illustrations included.

Since the price tag on the back says 2013... I guess you could say I‘ve been thinking about rereading and finishing off Fitz‘s story for... quite some time 😂😅

New books! Minus a library book that I forgot to grab.
For review: Poison in the Colony by Elisa Carbone

Used Books: The Hidden Maze by Rick Riordan Ptolmey's Gate by Jonathan Stroud, The Ring of Solomon by Johnathan Stroud, and The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Library: The Willful Princess and the Pieblad Prince by Robin Hobb (tagged book since I forgot it)

Not a happy story, but it was a nice break before jumping back into The Expanse.

Backstory for Realm of the Elderlings series. Typically well-written but I expected more detail. It left me with more questions. For Robin Hobb Realm of the Elderlings fans. 3.5/5.0 #2019

As a teenager, I loved Robin Hobby and hoped this book would be an easy re-entry into the Farseer world without the commitment of the later trilogies. I found the writing repetitive and the characterisation thin. I suspect this is partly the deliberate bardic style but I didn't enjoy it. Pretty illustrations though.

This tale is a prequel to the Farseer Trilogy. While it read with the romance of a fairytale, it was written to be a historical account. This heart-wrenching tale sheds new light on a bitter time in the Six Duchies that would determine the future of an entire kingdom. This tale of "love and secrets, magic and manipulation, heartbreak and murder most foul" was written elegantly. Robin Hobb is a master storyteller, and each story a masterpiece.