Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)

by Robin Hobb

mass market paperback, 757 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 1998 by Spectra.

ISBN:: 978-0-553-56569-0

(18 reviews)

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 …

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4 stars

Were this the last of Fitz's story, I think I would be discontent with the ending. There was not as much closure as I would have liked. Well, closure for the characters I had come to care for.

Fitz continues to be horrible at taking advice, even when he knows that he should.

Most of the significant events were foretold pretty strongly. I felt like some of the foreshadowing was practically beating me over the head, but in the end I didn't interfere with my enjoyment. But I preferred discovering the more subtle foreshadowing on my own.

These books also had the downside that, when a book is written from the point of view of a character writing their memoirs, there isn't really question that they will survive, just what they they'll lose in the process.