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Assassin’s Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)

By: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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The gripping finale to Robin Hobb’s classic Farseer trilogy.

Keystone. Gate. Crossroads. Catalyst.

Fitz is about to discover the truth about the Fool's prophecy. Having been resurrected from his fatal tortures in Regal's dungeons, Fitz has once more foiled Regal's attempts to be rid of him.

Now, back in his own body, and after months of rehabilitation, Fitz begins the painful and slow process of learning the ways of a man again. Under the watchful eye of Burrich, old King Shrewd's Stablemaster, Fitz must learn to cast off the wild but carefree ways of the wolf and enter once more the human world: a world beset ever more viciously by the relentless Red Ship Raiders who are now left free to plunder any coastal town they please. But more immediately, a world in which he finds he is utterly alone.

Regal has stripped the kingdom of its riches and retired to the inland city of Tradeford. Of Verity, on his quest to find the legendary Elderings, there has been no word; Molly, Kettricken and the Fool have all vanished.

Unless Fitz can find Verity and help him in his quest, the Six Duchies will perish and there will be no safe place to live.

©1997 Robin Hobb Action & Adventure Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Royalty

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Critic reviews

'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers … what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.'
The Times

‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’
George R.R. Martin
All stars
Most relevant

Would you consider the audio edition of Assassin's Quest to be better than the print version?

This is a good follow on from the other book and well read. The information referring to what happen previously helps the listener.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Fitz as he seem to be one step behind very one else

Which character – as performed by Paul Boehmer – was your favourite?

Fool had different sides to him

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh when funny things where said

Any additional comments?

Must read and catch up with others in the series.

Good follow on

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Really loved this trilogy and to be honest, it was due for a 5 out of 5 until the end. I dropped a point though because the ending was essentially a summary. I was looking forward to what I thought would be the pinnacle of the book. But what was presented was a summary. It felt strange as it was not at all in keeping with the style of the book. To me, it felt like an afterthought, 'Oh, and if you're interested in what happened, A did B, and X did Y'. The 'epilogue' was more in keeping with the style though.

All in, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this trilogy. Just be warned of a seemingly rushed ending.

Fabulous book but ending felt rushed

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This was fine, I was glad to finally get a measure of explanation around deeper lore but the disaster/victory cycle could happily have skipped a couple of run throughs.

The narration is ok, the accent jumps around a lot and is quite jarring on occasion for that but sufficiently listenable for a 37 hour commitment.

A conclusion but weakest of the trilogy

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The writing is excellent. Great character development, great world building, great pacing, etc. I've come back to it several times.
Unfortunately, my 'internal narrator' sounds much better than this narration. I'm not sure whether the narrator is just trying too hard to put on a 'posh' English accent, but as a native English speaker who was taught RP English, it frequently sounds wrong enough to pull me out of the story and it really wasn't enjoyable.

Great story, poor narration

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A good story which ends with the loose ends unromantically tied. Slightly odd narration suits perfectly.

Excellent

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