Assassin's quest - Outside of a Dog

692 pages

English language

Published Sept. 28, 1997 by Bantam Books.

ISBN:: 9780553106404

(1 review)

From an extraordinary new 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 …

From an extraordinary new 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....From the Paperback edition.

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Elska Bee reviewed Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3) by Robin Hobb

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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.

Subjects

Assassins -- Fiction.