Sep-16-2012, 05:18 AM (UTC)
I read an online review denigrating an extremely popular fantasy author with a dozen or so books and praising Robin Hobb in his place. This took place several years ago. Unfortunately, the title of the first book had 'assassin' in it and the description made a huge deal out of Fitz's being a bastard. I forgot about it without opening a page.
A little more than a year ago, Assassin's Apprentice appeared before my face at one of the local libraries. It proved passable but it's sequel tore my mind away. Royal Assassin surpasses AA at least four times over. The library took so long to ship Assassin's Quest that I finished the Liveship Traders and FE while waiting. While on the topic, MS surpasses SOM perhaps five times over. These books really have a way of building up.
The main story of the Tawny Man didn't grip like the previous series but the conclusion eclipsed anything that had come before.
By that time, only the first two Rain Wild books had arrived. They proved disappointing. That's not to say they were bad (they're Robin Hobb after all) but they didn't match what had come before.
SC so excited me that I sent a copy to my brother. (He's attending a military academy not unlike the one described but he hasn't informed me if he's gone on any spirit quests.) I didn't care for the parts of the stories that had to do with the specks but once again the conclusion made it all worthwhile.
(I've been sending my brother more books. He's finished the Assassin Books and the first two Liveships. You ought to hear him pondering the Others.)
A little more than a year ago, Assassin's Apprentice appeared before my face at one of the local libraries. It proved passable but it's sequel tore my mind away. Royal Assassin surpasses AA at least four times over. The library took so long to ship Assassin's Quest that I finished the Liveship Traders and FE while waiting. While on the topic, MS surpasses SOM perhaps five times over. These books really have a way of building up.
The main story of the Tawny Man didn't grip like the previous series but the conclusion eclipsed anything that had come before.
By that time, only the first two Rain Wild books had arrived. They proved disappointing. That's not to say they were bad (they're Robin Hobb after all) but they didn't match what had come before.
SC so excited me that I sent a copy to my brother. (He's attending a military academy not unlike the one described but he hasn't informed me if he's gone on any spirit quests.) I didn't care for the parts of the stories that had to do with the specks but once again the conclusion made it all worthwhile.
(I've been sending my brother more books. He's finished the Assassin Books and the first two Liveships. You ought to hear him pondering the Others.)
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