S&L Video - #09 Pt. 2 - August Book Club - Assassin's Apprentice Kick-Off & Your Feedback!

[Veronica, Supreme Sword]

We kick off the new book pick!

http://youtu.be/FG4_quVp-0w

[Kris]

I really am liking the split in the two shows. Everything seems less rushed now and more time is spent on the meat of the show each time, be it interview or book selection. Good kick off and I think having a long time fan in V with new to the series T will make for some good discussion.

[Tamahome]

Robin Hobb was recently on the Geek's Guide podcast: http://geeksguideshow.com/2012/02/17/...

[[deleted user]]

I believe it goes Farseer, then Liveship, then Tawny man.

Liveship can be skipped, which is what I did.

[Rod]

I must agree that I like the show being divided into the two segments. Gives more time for indepth discussion!

[Kim]

Ala wrote: "Liveship can be skipped, which is what I did."

Should be skipped.

I'm about to read The Rook for the Sci-Fi and Fantasy book club. Hopefully it's as good as I've been hearing.

[Alex C]

thought you were going to mention that George RR Martin is a fan of Robin Hobb, I remember finding out about her from Martin's blog post in 2003.

[library_jim]

Terez,

Thanks for the video review! Good job. That's one of the things I like about these shows. How the community is welcomed to get involved.

Loved both of these episodes, thanks!

[Jenni]

A trilogy of trilogies: nonology.

I'm looking forward to revisiting the Farseer Trilogy, and I'm so delighted to have found this group. Many thanks.

[Rod]

Jim wrote: "Terez,

Thanks for the video review! Good job. That's one of the things I like about these shows. How the community is welcomed to get involved.

Loved both of these episodes, thanks!"

Thanks Jim! My feeling is The Rook is still an undiscovered gem for many. Please check it out!

[Brian]

Having read all three trilogies, I totally back up the definite reading order of Farseer then Liveship then Tawny Man because of (view spoiler)[the progression of the important character of the Fool throughout (hide spoiler)].

But I strongly disagree with those recommending skipping the Liveship Traders trilogy. It was actually the first of the three trilogies that I read (that... kinda shoots a hole in my support for the hard reading order <g>), and even after reading all three it remains my favorite. Something about the characters and their part of the world just seems a bit richer and more rewarding. (That said, the Farseer trilogy is a very close second, but the Tawny Man was just a bit of a letdown for me.)

Oh, and this was an especially entertaining kick-off for me, guys - my wife turned me on to Within Temptation and Gail Carriger (she's a huge fan of both), so for this one ep we were both like "they know us!"

[Noel]

Brian wrote: "Having read all three trilogies, I totally back up the definite reading order of Farseer then Liveship then Tawny Man because of [spoilers removed].

But I strongly disagree with those recommending..."

Agree about the Liveship books. They are excellent, every bit as good in their way as any of RH's books.

[Kim]

Brian wrote: "But I strongly disagree with those recommending skipping the Liveship Traders trilogy. It was actually the first of the three trilogies that I read (that... kinda shoots a hole in my support for the hard reading order ), and even after reading all three it remains my favorite."

That was the trilogy that made me not want to try Robin Hobb again.

[Dharmakirti]

Jenni wrote: "A trilogy of trilogies: nonology.


How does the Rain Wild Chronicles tetralogy fit in? It is part of the same world and runs parallel to some of the events in the other trilogies, right?

Would you call a work consisting of 13 parts (3 trilogies and a tetralogy) a tridecalogy?

[Mark]

No I'd just call it too long

[Bram]

Jenni wrote: "A trilogy of trilogies: nonology.

According to Wikipedia it is called an Ennealogy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilogy)

Apparently Nonology doesn't exist as a word.

[Lee]

The Rook is 99p on Kindle in the UK at the moment not sure if that's a sale price or not.

Bargain anyway :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rook-ebook/dp...

[aPriL does feral sometimes]

Started it awhile ago, it seems like a good book. Never heard of the series until participating in this club. Looking forward to reading the first trilogy.

[C. Scott]

I would recommend the Liveship Traders as well. Good read, but quite long (one single story).

[Duncan]

You mention on the show that Orson Scott Card is a Robin Hobb fan. I first learned about Robin Hobb from George R. R. Martin's website years ago on his "What I'm Reading" section. He is also a big fan.
http://georgerrmartin.com

I hope I'm not violating anything by pasting this passage from his site:

as of 03/28/03

GOLDEN FOOL by Robin Hobb (Bantam Spectra, 2003). I'm a big Robin Hobb fan, as I've confessed before. I think she's doing some of the best stuff in contemporary fantasy... and I'm bloody envious of how fast she writes. GOLDEN FOOL is the second volume in her current "Tawny Man" trilogy. It picks up right where FOOL'S ERRAND left off and never looks back. This one also brings some Bingtown Traders to the Six Duchies, tying Hobb's two previous trilogies (the "Assassin" and "Liveship" series) together in some interesting ways. As ever, it's a page turner, well crafted and full of vivid writing and finely-drawn characters. I'm already looking forward to the next one.

[Andrew]

Just found the group recently and am behind on reading (just finished Hyperion) but am trying to get through the last few books before I watch the latest show as it's getting me to read more than I normally would.

I'd agree with the people saying not to skip The Liveship Traders. It's not as good as The Farseer Trilogy but has a stronger story than the Tawny Man books in my opinion. It's very different but is at least worth trying the first few hundred pages.