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  • Assassin's Quest

  • The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3
  • By: Robin Hobb
  • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
  • Length: 37 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (10,020 ratings)

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Assassin's Quest

By: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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From an extraordinary voice in fantasy comes the stunning conclusion to the Farseer Trilogy, as FitzChivalry confronts his destiny as the catalyst who holds the fate of the kingdom of the Six Duchies...and the world itself.

King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz - or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply scarred in body and soul. The kingdom also teeters toward ruin: Regal has plundered and abandoned the capital, while the rightful heir, Prince Verity, is lost to his mad quest - perhaps to death. Only Verity's return - or the heir his princess carries - can save the Six Duchies. But Fitz will not wait. Driven by loss and bitter memories, he undertakes a quest: to kill Regal. The journey casts him into deep waters, as he discovers wild currents of magic within him - currents that will either drown him or make him something more than he was.

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Critic reviews

"An enthralling conclusion to this superb trilogy, displaying an exceptional combination of originality, magic, adventure, character, and drama." ( Kirkus)

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poor ending

If you could sum up Assassin's Quest in three words, what would they be?

book was slow moving until the end and then was rushed.

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needed a book four just for the ending.Liked the store but, hated the details of the ending.

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Getting better all the time

Much better than the first book. This is one of the only serious that I've read that keeps getting better as the story continues. Is it as good as Wheel of Time? Not by a long shot. I still think that that's a pretty big statement for the edit or to make. However, I would recommend it.

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great conclusion to the farseer trilogy

Fitz in this book really comes into his own, but I can't help but feel like Hobb struggled with the ending here. it drug on and then snapped together all at once. too much tragedy tho.

still great

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It's a good story

Probably my least favorite of the 3 but it was an good finish to the series.

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Great! But...

I can wish only that Hobb wrote this in a form that had faith in her readers' intelligence. Many times throughout the trilogy I found myself well aware of some great plot twist or betrayal that nobody ever seemed to notice for what felt like an excruciatingly long time. Other than that, exceptional adventure to follow along with.

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Rarely...

have I finished a book in been so emotional.... Cuz I was so invested. amazing just amazing.

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Love myself an epic adventure!

Really enjoy the creative imagination Robin Hobb. I'm a truck driver so I am always looking for a long story that keeps me intrigued. Excited that another trilogy follows because I love these characters.

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What made the experience of listening to Assassin's Quest the most enjoyable?

Good continuation from the first 2 books.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Assassin's Quest?

The battles

What about Paul Boehmer’s performance did you like?

His accent, and ability to give each charater their own personality and voice.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes. have a hard time shutting it off

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WARNING!

WARNING! these books will provide an experience that'll have you disengaged from friends, family and society until the story is finished.

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satisfying conclusion

I burned through all 3 of the Farseer Trilogy books pretty quickly. The plot was well crafted, the narrative full of humanity and heart. I was drawn also to a protagonist who is an actual hero, striving to do what is right. While he has inner demons, he is no anti-hero.

Paul Boehmer did a great job of realizing and maintaining the characters. That is a particular challenge in this book. I felt he occasionally emphasized the wrong words in a sentence, as if he hadn't read the sentence in context, but this only happens a handful of times and is easy to overlook.

I really liked the conclusion to this series, the fully realized characters, and Hobb's extraordinary spin on the concept of dragons. If you read the others, I think you'll be happy with it as well. If you haven't read any of the books, go grab Assassin's Apprentice!

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