Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)
by Robin Hobb
|
|
Sign in to Goodreads to see your friends' reviews of Assassin's Quest.
discuss this book
friend reviews (0)
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
lists with this book
other reviews (showing 1-20 of 1576)
Assassin’s Quest picks up where Royal Assassin left off. It’s hard to describe too much of the plot without giving away spoilers, but I’ll do my best. This is really one of those trilogies that’s best experienced with surprises intact. Hobb throws in a lot of twists and turns throughout her plot, and keeps the reader guessing about what’s happening right up until the end.
As the title suggests, Assassin’s Quest moves the story of FitzChivalry Farseer away from the confines of Buckke...more
As the title suggests, Assassin’s Quest moves the story of FitzChivalry Farseer away from the confines of Buckke...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in October, 2006
I just can't seem to stop reading fantasy fiction. Robin Hobb is another one of those authors whose name comes up when people ask about fantasy that isn't truely, terribly, unbearably awful, and I guess there's a grain of truth in that. While I was really ready for this trilogy to end by the time it chose to do so, it wasn't quite as bad as some stuff I've read.
In fact, there's actually a fair amount to like here. I really dug the way that psionics and mental powers like mind control and tel...more
In fact, there's actually a fair amount to like here. I really dug the way that psionics and mental powers like mind control and tel...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in February, 2004
Robin Hobb, Assassin's Quest (Bantam, 1997)
Homicide: Life on the Street was for many years the best show on televison, hands down. Brilliant acting, brilliant direction, compelling plots that spanned episodes (one of which went the whole series, from the very first to the very last episode) without ever degenerating into the world of soap opera. It was almost inevitable, really, that Homicide would jump the shark, and it did so by cutting a major plotline short; after Pembleton (Andre Braugher...more
Homicide: Life on the Street was for many years the best show on televison, hands down. Brilliant acting, brilliant direction, compelling plots that spanned episodes (one of which went the whole series, from the very first to the very last episode) without ever degenerating into the world of soap opera. It was almost inevitable, really, that Homicide would jump the shark, and it did so by cutting a major plotline short; after Pembleton (Andre Braugher...more
Like this review?
yes
(1 person liked it)
add a comment
Read in January, 2007
The "conclusion" to the Farseer Trilogy, this book takes our hero, FitzChivalry, from his rebirth out of the grave through adventures in which he attempts to locate the missing king of the Six Duchies and save the world. This book moves much more quickly, than its predecessor, particularly once he is joined in his search by the erstwhile Queen; and his counterpart in prophecy, the Fool. Magic and mythical creates also feature even more prominently in this novel than in the previous nov...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 2003
recommended to Julie by:
Bryonrecommends it for: EVERYONE
I'm not sure I can say enough to convey my love for these books. Starting with Assassin's Apprentice, they tell the story of FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard pseudo-prince of the Farseer line (with a detour to Bingtown in the Ship books, but read them anyway - it's important). One thing I love about these books is how people are named after personality traits: Chivalry, Verity, Shrewd, Regal, Patience, Modesty.... etc. After a while you completely forget they aren't just names. :)
Robin Hobb's w...more
Robin Hobb's w...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 2005
I was more or less obsessed by this series for two weeks, and as I finished it all I could say was wow.
The writing (particularly her characterization) is excellent. Unlike much epic fantasy, there's a vague feeling of discord at the end because most of our main characters don't live happily ever after. They are successful and gain a certain peace, but the conclusion is a far cry from everyone we've come to care about in the course of 1867 pages getting what they want--instead, they get more ...more
The writing (particularly her characterization) is excellent. Unlike much epic fantasy, there's a vague feeling of discord at the end because most of our main characters don't live happily ever after. They are successful and gain a certain peace, but the conclusion is a far cry from everyone we've come to care about in the course of 1867 pages getting what they want--instead, they get more ...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in April, 2008
After the spine-tingling cliff-hanger at the close of the book two, I was fully expecting a cathartic close in this the third and final book in the Farseer trilogy. However, I found myself getting bored with the tiresome -- and seemingly endless -- quest that took far too much of the last half of this 700-some-page finale. Perhaps it was the monotony of the long-haul slough that our hero and his allies endured for 200-plus pages , or even the deus ex machina by way of dragons. (How convenient an...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
I love the Farseer Trilogy. I finished it a couple of days ago and can't read anything else because this book is still floating in my head, occupying my brain. The writing is quite good (except that one of the characters uses the word "irregardless" in the third book and this stymied me for a couple of hours--I lost a little bit of confidence in ol' Robin Hobb on that one). The characters are flawed, really flawed, and yet truly engaging--I think that's a pretty rare skill. The books a...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in December, 2007
I'm pretty sure I read these three books in almost as many days... being sick might have had something to do with that, however.
This book, while still rated the same as it's two predecessors, was the best of the three. I have loved them all, for different reasons, but this one the most. Why?
Once again, the writing style has matured and developed between the books, and is a much better read for it. But more importantly, the reader becomes very attached to FitzChivalry and Nighteyes (to...more
This book, while still rated the same as it's two predecessors, was the best of the three. I have loved them all, for different reasons, but this one the most. Why?
Once again, the writing style has matured and developed between the books, and is a much better read for it. But more importantly, the reader becomes very attached to FitzChivalry and Nighteyes (to...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
recommends it for:
anyone
What can I say?
Great writing, brilliant characters and world crafting at its finest.
I laughed and cried with this book and really did not want to finish it as, when I read it, she had not yet written the Live Ship or Tawny Man books.
Fitz can at times make the reader want to shake him but you are always wanting him to forge through his adventures and to win the respect he so wants he is a character you can really empathise with. Nighteyes is also a character I love and the bond between the ...more
Great writing, brilliant characters and world crafting at its finest.
I laughed and cried with this book and really did not want to finish it as, when I read it, she had not yet written the Live Ship or Tawny Man books.
Fitz can at times make the reader want to shake him but you are always wanting him to forge through his adventures and to win the respect he so wants he is a character you can really empathise with. Nighteyes is also a character I love and the bond between the ...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 2008
I read the first two books in this trilogy sometime last year and I admit readily to being thoroughly unimpressed with the first and barely remembering the second. I read the first 30 pages of this book over the course of 4 days, and then yesterday, all day at work until now, nearly 3 am, I read the 3rd in the Farseer Trilogy. I don't think this is a testament to its strength over the other novels, but something about my constant asking - what more can Fitz possibly give? - hounded me until I ...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
recommended to Christian by:
My brother
I read this trilogy on the recommendation of my brother, who was thoroughly enjoying the novels.
The first in the series was okay--not great, but good enough to keep me reading. I started becoming doubtful when I read the second, but when I got to this one, I was downright angry with some of the decisions "the good guys" made, and one decision in particular that I found downright reprehensible, which the character (and thus the author) essentially justified as "for the good of...more
The first in the series was okay--not great, but good enough to keep me reading. I started becoming doubtful when I read the second, but when I got to this one, I was downright angry with some of the decisions "the good guys" made, and one decision in particular that I found downright reprehensible, which the character (and thus the author) essentially justified as "for the good of...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in April, 2008
recommended to Leippya by:
Phyliarecommends it for: any fan of Fantasy
This book is like a drug. Any time you close it to get on with your life it will keep coming back to your mind and distract you with a craving to know how Fitz can escape, or how he can survive, or how he's going to get out of that one or solve this problem or just what he can do next after all he's been through, and the big questions that have been hanging since Book 1 and 2 push the reader to just. Keep. Reading. More.
Some might find the very beginning a bit slow, but to me the real story ...more
Some might find the very beginning a bit slow, but to me the real story ...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Now we're getting somewhere. The third and final book of Robin Hobb's "assassin" books actually has some action in it besides the last 50 pages. I think I yearn for fantasy books that are loaded with the stuff: dragons, wizards, mythical creatures of all kinds, magic, etc. These books characterize a world only tinged with such things and in this book Robin finally lets go and dives deeply into them. I do get very tired of Fitz's whining but as Matt says, Robin is all about the char...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
my brother, who is a fan of fantasy novels, insisted that i read this book. at first i was reluctant, because i had never really delved into high fantasy before, save lord of the rings (which is still one of my favorite stories of all time.) the farseer trilogy, then, is was a new experience for me, and i am hooked. the story of the trilogy as a whole is exciting (and infuriating at times), and i absolutely did not want to put any of the books down. i am struck by the hobb's writing strong writ...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in November, 2007
Unbelievably, the drama further intensifies as the trilogy closes. Hobb avoids the temptation of the silly humour most fantasy writers surrender to, and despite the possibilities presented, manages a resolution free from the dreaded deus ex mechina most fantasy series seem to fall back on, yet still managing to tie up all the loose threads. The desperate tone maintains itself right up until the last moment, as every possibility for a resolution seems to find itself thawarted, and the fina...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in June, 2008
As a closing to the Farseer Trilogy, I was rather disappointed by this book. The writing and story both felt rushed, and I found a lot of elements (especially regarding the main character) at odds with the first two books. Especially given how much I enjoyed the first two Farseer books, I had hoped for more. Perhaps if it was a quartet, or the first two novels provided more information so that the events and revelations toward the end had more build-up, I would not have been so let down by most ...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
A classic fantasy series with a plot that is both epic and heart wrenching. This one has it all, betrayal, love, hate, war, drama, and just about everything else. Fitz is the anti-hero that you want to love, with enough flaws to make him real and painful. The other characters of the novels are surprising and real as well with an awesome amount of character development and a story with an ending that you'll never forget I'd say this is one of fantasy's ultimate pieces of literature.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 1997
recommends it for:
Anyone and everyone
This is one of my favorite books and I have probably read the trilogy about a dozen times, but I am once again reliving the exploits of Fitz, because well, I love them. One of the things I absolutely adore about Robin Hobb is her ability to hurt the hero which goes way beyond normal limits. Her characters are so flawed they become perfectly beautifully human. The third book of the trilogy wraps up a lot of loose ends, but not all.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
book data (includes all editions)
avg rating (all editions): 4.17 (1350 ratings) avg rating (this edition): 4.17 (1227 ratings) number of reviews: 57popular shelves
other editions
quote
"Honour and courtesy and justice... they are not real, Fitz. We all pretend to them, and hold them to us like shields. But they guard only against folk who carry the same shields. Against those who have discarded them, they are no shields at all, but only additional weapons to use against their victims."
more quotes »