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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 (10,022 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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©1999 Robin Hobb (P)2010 Tantor

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

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Fitz, oh Fitz! Open your eyes!

Enjoyed the conclusion of this trilogy very much. Fitz was a little thick and frustrating this go around… but in the ends, it was a very good listen.

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How had I not read these earlier?!

Would you listen to Assassin's Quest again? Why?

Yes. The book is the perfect ending to the trilogy.

What did you like best about this story?

I just really enjoyed the whole trilogy. Alot of people bitched about 'not enough action,' ect...but I enjoyed the character development, and the world she created. Also, though I hated to see it end, I am glad she did not try to drag this on and on as alot of authors do. The entire trilogy was perfect.

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

the wolf...duh; but Regal did remind me of Joffrey from aGOT.

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

yes...gawd yes.

Any additional comments?

based on this book, I do plan to read more Hobb.

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A fair ending to the series

There were several mysteries that the reader is left completely ignorant on as this series ends and I'd have liked more information on them. A fair portion of this book does lag, I find that more tolerable in an audio book format than a print one or perhaps I'd have only given three stars. I wouldn't tell anyone NOT to download this book because of that though, it's still a worthy ending to the story.

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The best in decades

With so many threads I thought many times that I could see which way the weaving would lead. I was always wrong, but never felt cheated. In so many ways, this trilogy exceeded my hopes in a way no book or set of books ever has.

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Lovely

I wondered how the author was to wrap up so much in but one book. it is a solid ending that answers the many questions but leaves room for so much more. A good ending to a complex tale.

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just incredible!

This series is so well written, it's one of my favorites of all time. right up there with Anne McCaffrey, Jennifer Roberson, even George R.R. Martin, though so much less bloody. I can't wait to continue reading her series. I am as in love with her characters as she when she created them, and she had fun creating them. sometimes an author writes what's unfolding in their head as they write, and those are the stories that are so sublime... this trilogy seems one of those.

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Long but good

The narrator does a great job with this and the other two books in this trilogy. I found this book as with the others to be a pleasure to listen to.

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A book with faults, but a great series.

I loved the Farseer trilogy. That being said there was a lot of unnecessary parts to this book that made it feel excessively long. I only wish that more time was spent on the scouring of the red ships and the white ships, and a little less on the main character getting broken down over and over again. Still I must say i love this series as a whole and will go on to read the other related series as well.

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quest is really Fitz being useless tell last hour

their has been very little assassination done throughout the story, and though the story was told well the actual story leaves much to be desired.

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Fitz and the Fool

loved this story and was excited to find out that they will be doing a comic of the farseer series

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