Some fantasy thing or other, I forget the name but it's sat in my pile of books to read.
It's the first part of a trilogy or three trilogys I think if that helps and it was actually a later book you liked but I decided to start at the beginning.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:34, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

possibly Robin Hobb?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:35, Reply)

Yes, my eBay history says it's Assassin's Apprentice

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:36, Reply)

It's excellent. Much better than Firefly

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:41, Reply)

*burns book*

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:47, Reply)

*kills Summer Glau destroying the nerd centre of the galaxy*

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:51, Reply)

Now Summer Glau really isn't attractive

( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:53, Reply)

unless you like twelve-year-olds.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:57, Reply)

Meh.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 6 Oct 2011, 16:57, Reply)