The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb

Being born a bastard is unpleasant. Being born a royal bastard is worse: all the fancy titles, the royal education, the privileges, all gone. It even extends to not having a name. However, a royal bastard is not to be underestimated, for they can carry out useful tasks; tasks such as assassinations. The Assassins Apprentice speaks of a royal bastard given the name Fitz at six years old when no name had been chosen. Fitz’s father, Prince Chivalry was next in line to the throne, however, having produced a bastard, Chivalry was humiliated and pressured, which led to him stepping down and eventually being murdered. Fitz grows, and people around him soon realize that he is not only smart, but also a very useful asset. King Shrewd buys Fitz’s loyalty and turn him into a Royal assassin.

I greatly enjoyed this book. It had many adventures and displays a perfect fictional balance. The book has many undermining plots, assassination attempts, magic, and interesting characters. I finished book 1 called the Assassins Apprentice and now I am already well into book 2 Royal Assassin. I greatly recommend this fictional series as I really enjoy entering the world of war, magic, and murder! I would given it a 7/10, for I have read better in this domain, but I still very much like the books. I will keep posting about Book 2 of the Farseer Trilogy. 

Theo Clive-Worms

Our man in Havana

Since I loved the novel "The tenth man", I decided to try out another of Graham Greene's novels. I came across "Our man in Havana". This is the book I am currently reading. It is a lot longer than the one I had read before, as well as, in my opinion, less interesting.

The story takes place in Havana. The main character is a vacuum cleaner retailer, named James Wormold, who is asked to become a spy for the British secret services. His wife had
left him and he is living with his sixteen year old daughter, Milly, who is spoiled and very materiallistic. Since, he isn't earning enough money to support both of them, he decides to accept the job and become a spy as his "side job".

He only tells two of his friends about his secret and decides to keep it from his daughter. Since he knows nothing about being a spy, the man fakes all his reports and makes up "partners". After he realizes that his plan is working, he