May-11-2009, 03:23 PM (UTC)
I couldn't agree more with you people. I think that Hobb and also George R.R. Martin(though in a very different way) manage to break the stereotype of a fantasy tale (good v.s. evil etc.) What I like especially about the way Hobb writes is that your absorbed into the characters, I have this with Fitz in particular. The part in Royal Assassin were Molly leaves him, it felt as if I nearly experienced it myself ... It's something only a few authors/stories can do. I remember reading The Lord of the Rings as if I was floating above the events, which in the case of Tolkien's work is just fine, but with Hobb, and again in lesser extend with Martin, I see the things happening through the character's eyes. Something that still deeply impresses me, no matter how often I read the books ...
~ Winter is coming... ~
The words of house Stark