Assassin's Quest

English language

Published Oct. 12, 2021 by HarperCollins Publishers Limited.

ISBN:
9780008489816

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4 stars (1 review)

FitzChivalry Farseer and the Fool return in this final volume of the Farseer Trilogy, crowning the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Robin Hobb's legendary series. The matched trilogy is now complete, rounded out by Assassin's Quest, which contains ten full-color illustrations by Magali Villeneuve. Step into the spellbinding finale of this modern classic of epic fantasy, replete with adventure, magic, treachery, and sacrifice. 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 …

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Review of "Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

[4.5]

Not the conclusion to the trilogy I hoped for, but still good.

I always love the world building in this series. I love the writing, the characters, the realism.

Where this one lost points is the tangents the book went on frequently. Fitz's detours and missteps got slightly annoying about halfway through, only due to it feeling a little aimless. My other gripe is with the ending. The book was so long and yet the ending felt so rushed. It was over with in a couple of pages and we didn't get much info about how any of the characters including Fitz felt about how everything turned out. Was she trying to meet a deadline or something? Luckily at least there's more books so I don't feel too annoyed but if this had been it I would be fuming.

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  • American literature