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Assassin's Quest
by Robin Hobb
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Sometimes all the choices are poor ones, Fool, and still a man must choose."
Assassin's Quest is a fantastic wrap-up to the Farseer Trilogy. Robin Hobb is absolutely a master of complicated character work and by the end of this trilogy I was so invested in the outcome of each and every character mentioned in this story. In this last installment Hobb steps away from many of Fitz's mentors, and we join old and new characters. The old characters grew with Fitz and the new brought out different aspects of life, love, and loss.
I think what blew me away in this book was Hobb's ability to write women characters specifically. In many fantasy books women are placed in a typical overly patriarchal world where they have to scrape and rave to prove they are valuable members of society, and the authors have to say the characters are strong. In this trilogy, specifically Assassin's Quest, the women show their strength and are not overly questioned due to their gender by the male characters. They are complicated and real and have their own separate ideals. I've seen many reviews hating on Starling, who appears toward the middle, and bringing their ratings down because of her, but I believe she is an incredibly important addition to story. She adds the perspective of a character who isn't connected to the prophecies and while I didn't like the person her character represents through most of it she still felt like an incredibly real character.
Outside of character work, Hobb's prose got even better in this book and was just so beautiful and gritty. This book has so many quotable moments it is hard to pick just a few to highlight! I really enjoyed following Fitz trek throughout the Six Duchies, Mountain Kingdom and beyond as it just added a lot of depth to the world as a whole. I also thoroughly enjoyed how much of Nighteyes and the Fool we got in this one! The Fool is definitely my favorite character and I can't wait to get to the Tawny Man Trilogy to see how his story continues.
I will warn readers that the ending does seem pretty final as Robin Hobb originally wrote Farseer with the thought that this was the last she would write about Fitz. So naturally I'm incredibly curious how Fitz's story continues throughout the Realm of the Elderlings. Either way, I'm so impressed with this trilogy and can't wait to continue with the other 13 in this realm. All three of these books were five stars in my humble opinion and no one can convince me otherwise.
Assassin's Quest is a fantastic wrap-up to the Farseer Trilogy. Robin Hobb is absolutely a master of complicated character work and by the end of this trilogy I was so invested in the outcome of each and every character mentioned in this story. In this last installment Hobb steps away from many of Fitz's mentors, and we join old and new characters. The old characters grew with Fitz and the new brought out different aspects of life, love, and loss.
I think what blew me away in this book was Hobb's ability to write women characters specifically. In many fantasy books women are placed in a typical overly patriarchal world where they have to scrape and rave to prove they are valuable members of society, and the authors have to say the characters are strong. In this trilogy, specifically Assassin's Quest, the women show their strength and are not overly questioned due to their gender by the male characters. They are complicated and real and have their own separate ideals. I've seen many reviews hating on Starling, who appears toward the middle, and bringing their ratings down because of her, but I believe she is an incredibly important addition to story. She adds the perspective of a character who isn't connected to the prophecies and while I didn't like the person her character represents through most of it she still felt like an incredibly real character.
Outside of character work, Hobb's prose got even better in this book and was just so beautiful and gritty. This book has so many quotable moments it is hard to pick just a few to highlight! I really enjoyed following Fitz trek throughout the Six Duchies, Mountain Kingdom and beyond as it just added a lot of depth to the world as a whole. I also thoroughly enjoyed how much of Nighteyes and the Fool we got in this one! The Fool is definitely my favorite character and I can't wait to get to the Tawny Man Trilogy to see how his story continues.
I will warn readers that the ending does seem pretty final as Robin Hobb originally wrote Farseer with the thought that this was the last she would write about Fitz. So naturally I'm incredibly curious how Fitz's story continues throughout the Realm of the Elderlings. Either way, I'm so impressed with this trilogy and can't wait to continue with the other 13 in this realm. All three of these books were five stars in my humble opinion and no one can convince me otherwise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War