Bishop Viard College

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  • Assassin's Fate

    By Robin Hobb
    5 stars

    Who is going to die? And who will do the killing? The conclusion of 16 novels in the Realm of Elderlings universe, Assassin's Fate ties up all the loose ends. I want more!

  • Fool's Quest

    By Robin Hobb
    4 stars

    The second book in Fitz and the Fool series, following Fool's Assassin. Fitz has found the Fool and rushed him to Buckkeep Castle for healing. So begins half a book of recapping what has happened in the universe. Once new action is introduced, the pace is still laboured. Last quater of the book though is ace.

  • Fool's Assassin

    By Robin Hobb
    5 stars

    First in the third trilogy of Fitz and the Fool. hi-brow fantasy with dragons and magic and uncovering the secrets of a disappeared civilisation. It's Fitz dealing with life in retirement - living in obscurity in the country with his wife as her kids leave the nest. However, he is missing the Fool. Where is the Fool? And who are these strange messengers the Fool is sending that keep dying - looking for an unexpected son?

  • In Love With These Times

    By Roger Shepherd
    3 stars

    Not worth it. If you want to know about early Flying Nun or Dunedin in the 80s then I would recommend reading "Dead People I Have Known" by Shayne Carter.

  • Tress of the Emerald Sea

    By Brandon Sanderson
    5 stars

  • Isles of the Emberdark

    By Brandon Sanderson
    5 stars

    This is the fifth book in the Secret Projects and further expanding Sanderson's Cosmere Universe. Although technically a sequel, Sanderson includes the original short story in the first part so you miss out on anything. The main theme of the novel is colonisation - from the point of view of an underdeveloped planet with rich resources exploring ways to avoid being swallowed by combating super powers. And what do you do if all of your skills for employment have been made obsolete by technological progress? Oh, and there are dragons.....

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