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Submitted by Jimmy East 
(Aug 01, 2003)

I have read a tremendous amount of fantasy novels in my time including "The Wheel of Time" saga. At this point I thought this is as good as it gets, I was wrong. Robin Hobb is without doubt the most overlooked talented original fantasy writer I have ever read. Her style of writing using 'past tense' with the word 'I' is clever. I thought I was going to be annoyed reading in this sort way, but after reading the trilogy; reading a book written normally seems weird.
I'm not going to say much about the story itself apart from its about an unfortunate 'royal bastard' who has one amazing story to tell.
If you like fantasy go in to Waterstones this weekend and buy book 1, you'll know what I am talking about. And spread the word about Robin Hobb.

I have to say that I just started reading Assassin's Apprentice again. I got into this author in sixth grade when I was about twelve, after a friend of mine recommended her to me. I am 18 now and I have read this series four times, and can honestly say that this is the best series, EVER, that I have read. The author has such talent for storytelling and the story is just fantastic. It doesn't matter how many times you read it, each time it feels like the first. Like many people have stated, I felt saddened by the ending, and I didn't want it to end at all. You come to know so much about the characters and you truly care for them, almost like they are your family. (I know it's just a book, but I can't empahsize enough how I feel about it.) I can definitely say that this book changed my life and I will never forget it. I loved every page!!! I have also read the Liveship Traders Series and found them to be equally as good, as well as the Tawny Man Trilogy. Although the third book in Tawny Man isn't scheduled to come out till January 2004, I will be sure to pick the book up as soon as it comes out, as well as any other books she puts into print. She is my favorite author, and if you are looking for an excellent, life changing read, definitely pick up this book. You won't be dissappointed.

First of all this trilogy must be described as "beautiful" It is not beautiful in the way that many commercialised books are that it has a nice clichιd happy ending, but instead portrays a believable yet dark and sincere tale of a man bound into service and bound by his position as a bastard of the crown. The reader is not disillusioned by Fitz being a kind of super assasin but merely doing what is required of him, often leading to dire consequences. The story flows so beautifully and often I have found myself losing track of time and myself within its pages. A truly thoughtful, powerful and beautiful book. If you have not read it then you should.

Pheonix

"The Farseer Trilogy" by Robin Hobb is without a shadow of a doubt the best piece of writing I have ever read.

I have to admit that I was a tad bit skeptical when I started reading it, but I was soon dazzled by Hobb's creation. Each character is given a complete 3-D image and the storyline is without peer. Like a previous review stated, the characters are not created without their flaws. Our hero Fitz is not perfect, and the ending (this is hard for me to admit) reduced me to a pile of tears.

A true set of work, and argueably one of the best pieces of writing the world will ever read. Excellent stuff Hobb, your work has played a massive influence on my life.

This book would have to be one of the best series I've ever read. The descriptions, plots, characters and storylines grabbed me and dragged me into it all. I was almost mystified by the depths that the characters went into. I could not stop reading it at night even when I knew I had to go to sleep, or else get sick.

The first and second books were extremely well written, but when I got to the third book, I was astounded. Such skill and creativity made me its slave, yet as I reached the end of the book, I was horrified. When that tragic part FitzChivalry had witnessed, the semi-betrayal... It hurt me so much, to the core, that I stopped reading and just became depressed. Although the writing was amazing and it was a great idea, it hurt me to see FitzChivalry lose so much when he sacrificed so much as well.