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Summary: The Farseer Trilogy was incredible!
Review: On a lark, I picked up Ship of Magic at a grocery store, of all places. I started reading it and found I could not put it down. I quickly went out and bought all of the other titles I could find by Hobb. I have just finished reading Assasin's Quest. Never in my life have I read a fantasy series which made me feel so connected to the characters and storyline. The subtle wit of Nighteyes, the caperings and wordplay of the Fool, the cynicism and heart of FitzChivalry all left me with the feeling of complete engrossment with the world which Hobb has created. I was compelled to read the books Hobb wrote - I had to find out what happened. A story of valor and facing your fears and defeating them, the Farseer Trilogy shows the many sides of what compells people to act. I look forward to further efforts from this wonderful storyteller. Also, I respect the fact that Hobb gives out no information about herself other than she lives in Washington state. Her anonimity makes the books she writes that much more a seperate entity from herself.
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Summary: I liked the ending!
Review: I guess the people who complain of the ending acually miss the point. Why should Fitz be remembered of what he did? Doesn't he seem happy enough where he is? And if he does not, everything doesn't have to end so that you feel good!
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Summary: tasty
Review: the only dissapointment was the conclusion. For all the suffering and anguish Fitz went through. He deserves more than he gets. Prehaps, its the way of life, and we dont always get what we deserve.
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Summary: Doesn't compare in any way with books 1 &2
Review: I waited months to read this book and when it finally came out I was so disapointed. I thought the beginning had so much potential, but it was simply wasted. The plot is engaging for the first half of the book, and then goes completely downhill to the point of being very tedious and very boring! And why does Fitz have to end up alone after such an epic! After reading 2000 pages how can that ending satisfy anyone?!
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Summary: Crap (an english term!)
Review: Pitty - the first two books had me hanging on the edge of my seat waiting for the third - and what a disappointment it was. I'm sorry Robin, u r an excellent writer, but why did u have to ruin quite possibly one of the best fantasy series ever? I await ur next (reading soon, after Otherland pt 3 - hope that doesn't go the same way!
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Summary: Great book
Review: I absolutely loved Assassin's Quest!! The entire storyline and intrigue is fascinating to read and I enjoyed reading a book were the main character is put in the most human of terms and is with faults. However, the worst thing about the book was the ending. After finally mastering his Skill abilities and learning more about his Wit magic, Fitz is left an isolated man who is physically wrecked. We also never find out what happens to the Fool. Worst of all, Fitz isn't even remembered as the savior of the Six Duchies!! Assassin's Quest is a great read but has a disapointing ending.
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Summary: Really quite excellent
Review: I was greatly surprised, reading the reviews here, to find so many mixed, not to mention downright negative, reviews. So I'll try and actually write out why I thought this book, or perhaps, more accurately, this series, was, as far as I'm concerned, about the best thing to come out in North America in recent memory.The most refreshing thing about the series, has to be its take on the whole heroic fantasy bit, which has, to be honest, been done to death and beyond. However, the equally overdone, morose antihero type cliche (equally over done in contemporary fantasy, I fear) has also been avoided. This book, and you'll forgive me for being full of myself in saying this, takes, not the protagonist who isn't a hero (a la George RR Martin, or Elric), but the hero who isn't the protagonist.To clarify, I believe that while Fitz is the protagonist, obviously, of the book, he's not the protagonist of the story being told in the book. I liked the ending a lot, although I can see what there is to dislike there, especially since we've been following Fitz around for as long as he remembers. It was in keeping with the hero not protagonist bit, however. I didn't think that the Red Ship thing was too rushed, and while it could have been spread out a bit more, I quite enjoyed the implication that, what with everything that had happened, the Red Ships were hardly important anymore. The characters were extremely well done as well. The main characters, from Patience to Kettle to Fitz himself, were all characterized, not explicitly, which is the easiest way, but implicitly, through their actions. They all seemed human to me, which is another thing that is sometimes difficult to pull off in fantasy literature. The plot was good too. 'Nough said about that I think. It wasn't exceptionally original, but it was carried off extremely well, and had a good level of complexity (not overly simplistic, but not to the monsterous levels of untrackable complexity of, say, WoT) A final word is on the length of the series itself. I like trilogies. It means that you get closure within a period of a couple years, and that things can happen in book two without having to worry about book 8. And Robin Hobb writes them far quicker than most epic writers. Ahhh... yeah. That's about it. Read this book, but not in the expectation of either a heroic, TSR fantasy or of a dark, gritty expose of the darkest corners of the human soul, but of something wonderful in between.
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Summary: VERY GOOD!!!
Review: I finished the series late last night. The first thing that amazed me about this fantasy trilogy is that I could not anticipate the ending. That alone, to me, puts these books in the top 10% of fantasy novels. Also, the descriptions of the characters, the world in which they live and its history are breathtaking in their acceptability. I would definitely recommend this book to any fan of epic fantasy. A timorous hope: might Fitz show up in the Liveship Trader books???
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Summary: Very Bad!
Review: I was extremely disappointed with this entire series. The first book was mediocre with a slight increase in the second and a complete let down with the final installment. To sum it up, having a root canal done at the dentist's office would be preferable than having to read this series again.
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Summary: A Wonderful Conclusion That Surpasses Previous Books
Review: I am surprised by earlier reviews that found "Assassin's Quest" lacking in comparison to the first 2 books in the "Farseer Trilogy." My response was just the opposite, doing much to redeem the weaknesses of those earlier novels. Though very well written and keeping my interest, "Assassin's Quest" far surpasses both, adding even greater emotional depth to the strength of Hobb's characterizations, as well as finally realizing the potential of magical lore only haphazardly explored in the earlier work. Further, the storyline is much more focused and unified, without the prior tendancy to amble along the standard sword and sworcery path commonplace for this genre. Hobb finally impresses her own unique vision upon her magical world, and in a way which is masterful, not only in terms of characterization and vivid detail - from the beginning her forte - but in telling the tale as well. Finally, the work ends on a note unexpected and bittersweet, and is all the more thought provoking and pleasurable for it. Bravo! By itself, this book stands apart as a unique and wonderful achievement in fantasy fiction, and as a conclusion to the "Farseer Trilogy" does much to lift the earlier books up to its level. An enthusiastic 5 stars for this volume alone, and 4 stars for the trilogy overall. And I urge you to read her "Ship of Magic," which looks to be the start of an even stronger series, and an equally marvellous as well as intelligent read.
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