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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Wowee wowee wow. I just finished Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb, the last book in the Farseer trilogy. I totally loved this series and adamantly recommend it to everyone. I had no idea that any current author was writing fabulous science fiction tales. Why hasn't this gained the same popularity...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Awful, simply painful to read, the 'protagonist is a moron' syndrome strikes terribly early in this book. And you go through the entire book screaming at him to figure out the oh-so-obvious solution. Dreadful.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Awful, simply painful to read, the 'protagonist is a moron' syndrome strikes terribly early in this book. And you go through the entire book screaming at him to figure out the oh-so-obvious solution. Dreadful.”
Shawn G wrote this review Sunday, September 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love this authors work and am looking forward to reading more of her books......”
Dave H wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed this trilogy. It is high fantasy coming-of-age but it is well-written and well told, not full of tired tropes. The third book was not as tightly written as the other two.”
Carol U wrote this review Thursday, July 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I found this story interesting at times and then dragging at times. I did finish all 3 but I was fighting the temptation to skip to the end during parts of the story. ”
HBee wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I was sad that this series came to an end and wanted to know what happened after all of this!”
Veronica wrote this review Wednesday, June 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Wowee wowee wow. I just finished Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb, the last book in the Farseer trilogy. I totally loved this series and adamantly recommend it to everyone. I had no idea that any current author was writing fabulous science fiction tales. Why hasn't this gained the same popularity as the works of Tolkein and Rowling? Am baffled at this because Hobb truly belongs in the upper most echelon with them.
Belles wrote this review Saturday, May 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I have read several reader reviews that complain of the story, and especially this last book. I think their primary complaint stems from this story not taking the obvious route to the expected closure of a typical science fiction novel. However, this is what I enjoyed most about this series. The world and the characters Hobb created had me mesmerized from start to finish. The end of this book had me speed-reading as fast as I possibly could because I absolutely had to see how the final events were going to unfold as quickly as possible. I was not disappointed.
I the other complaint I've read from readers is of our hero, Fitz. I think Fitz is the best protagonist I've ever read in science fiction. I find it extremely boring to read about perfect people who always make the best choices; what's interesting reading about somebody doing something that's easy for them? In this story, Fitz tries throughout his life to do the right thing, to be a "king's man." But his mistakes, misjudgments and wrong assumptions combined with his constant struggle to do what he wants versus what he should, shape him into such a robust character that, by the end of the series, I was breathing each breath with him and hoping his same hopes and fearing his same fears.
This was an incredible series. I can't wait to read other books of Hobb's. She has written two more trilogies in this same world she created in the Realm of the Elderlings, as well as other books outside of this universe. Check back to my blog in the future for postings on all of these books, which I will surely read.”
“Well developed characters & interesting story. Will be reading following series.”
Picuchan wrote this review Sunday, April 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent ending x”
Lee S wrote this review Thursday, April 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The third book in the Farseer trilogy was truly a quest fantasy, which I don't always like. In ways, this was my least favorite of the three. I didn't love the solution to the mystery of the Elderlings. I am intrigued by the 2nd trilogy of the series, however.”
Susan F wrote this review Wednesday, February 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I can't remember when I last read a whole series in such a short time. Hobb managed to keep me hooked for the whole trilogy, which is very impressive. The series was impressive also.
Patty F wrote this review Saturday, December 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Hobb created a world enough like ours to seem familiar, but different enough that I was surprised by some of the ways she used magic. Even though the cover had a dragon, I was surprised how she used this magical beast.
There was resolution for all the characters that I cared about and I was not unhappy with how things worked out. I might have wanted something different, but the story all fit together well.
Robin Hobb is an excellent writer. She has other series, but I suspect it will be a while before I let her hook me again. Not that I don't want to read her. I just have lots of other authors I enjoy.”
