Oh I freaking LOVED the farseer trilogy. It gets better and better until a big wow. I did a lot of the booker+booker internationals in previous years but found them too hit and miss (mostly miss) for my tastes and decidedly switched to classics. Curious how they end up for you, I havent read this. I'm a big fan of Le Guin though, have you read her masterpiece short story "The ones who walk away from Omelas'"?