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A few years ago, I discovered Robin Hobb's books and read every single book I could get my hands on. The Farseer Trilogy and The Tawny Man Trilogy were by far and away my favorite of her books. Fitz and The Fool were an amazing pair - bonded as something more than friends, it was difficult to let them go once the last book had been written. Plus, there was always the question - was the Fool a man or a woman? Obviously, since he wasn't exactly human, he was neither. So, the better question might be - "Was the Fool the equivalent of what is known as a human male or human woman" as it related to his own race?"

The series ended and Ms. Hobb apparently never saw fit to answer the question. Then, lo and behold, Robin Hobb surprises her fans by bringing back Fitz and the Fool in this latest series - "Fitz and the Fool Trilogy." So much time had gone by that I didn't rush to buy the first book. I had moved on to historical romance novels and was not as interested in Fitz and the Fool as I had been at one time in my life. Then, I finally decided to buy this book and read it. Why in the world I didn't read it when it first came out boggles my mind. I loved it. I was riveted. At the end of the day, I was glad I had waited because now I can immediately jump into Book #2 in this series. Thank you Ms. Hobb for giving your fans more of these two fabulous characters. Plus, we have a new character - a little girl named Bee.


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Fool Assassin Book One of the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy Robin Hobb 8601406703964 Books Reviews

Wow. An entire book as just the set up for the actual story. I wonder if that is unique in the annals of literature? Yet it is beautifully written, eerie and unique. Of course I was utterly unprepared for the story of the birth, infancy and childhood of a magical 'pixie' with prophetic dreams. Robin Hobb never ceases to amaze me. Unique may actually be an understatement for Fool's Assassin. At times this book is so strange it is unsettling. But it pulls you in and never lets go. Putting this story down and walking away from it isn't even an option.

Fitz, the hero of several earlier books by Robin Hobb, is now in his fifties but is in anguish because he has the health and body of a man of about thirty five, due to a Skill healing he once received which is still at work. This has to be another first. I've never heard of a person in fiction or the real world who would rather be old and falling apart than young and healthy. Apparently his wife Molly felt the same way. Go figure. Perhaps the author is trying to tell us that growing old and decrepit is nature's way after all and we shouldn't interfere in that process. If that's the case I don't buy it. Fritz and Molly just come off as weirdly eccentric in that regard.

Fitz has become eccentric in a number of ways at this stage of his life. As with the previous Six Duchies books, Fool's Assassin takes place in a fantasy world which is roughly equivalent to our late medieval/early renaissance period of history. Fitz is the "Holder" for a large manor house and estate and has ample reason to believe that dangerous men may invade his domain and yet he is determined not to hire soldiers or security for the estate. Considering the world and history of the Six Duchies Fitz should have had at least twenty seasoned men at arms guarding the manor house and estate. That's a minimum. If Withywoods Manor is ever attacked the resulting death and chaos will be largely Fitz's fault. Exceedingly odd and irresponsible for someone who has experienced war in his own homeland! It's strange to care so much about a character, through so many books, who can never get his act together. What's really irritating about this is it's all too obvious the author is "setting up" a catastrophe.

Nevertheless I'm hooked once again on a Robin Hobb story and can only continue to hope that Fitz will somehow grow up and become miraculously blessed by common sense in his older years. Perhaps he will find a new wolf Wit companion who will whisper wise advice in his ear. Bee is a fascinating, wonderful and unique character. Shun is a composite of everything that could possibly be wrong with a person. Chade is Chade and is always welcome. And then of course there is the Fool, who is another absolutely fabulous character!

The Fool's story of "The Servants" and how they tortured him was one of the creepiest, strange and well written stories I've ever read. The author does not rely on the expected, classic formulas for evil people. The story the Fool tells is a totally unique and chilling. A masterful and utterly original journey into the gruesome, inhuman and macabre. It is all the more amazing coming from an author who writes so genuinely of love, beauty and tenderness. This author certainly has her moments of brilliance.

Highly recommended despite (and sometimes because of) its quirks and oddities. Minus one star for a major character (Fitz) who is obsessed with protecting his daughter Bee and yet goes out of his way to do absolutely nothing to protect her. That doesn't ring true and in the end it was completely unnecessary to write it that way. Oh well, I'll just use my handy dandy suspension of disbelief and move on. I'm ready for book two!
Fitz feels like an interloper. Molly's best years are behind her, given to her true love,the father of her half dozen children, Burrich. Fitz lives in Burrich's shadow as a father, husband, holder. Molly waits years to accept Fitz back into her life fully, after almost immediately welcoming Burrich and producing child after child with him. . The constantly failing, guilt ridden, Fitz, left he scraps of Burrich's life felt icky to me.

Fitz's angst, guilt and failure is the one constant of this series and while it was compelling at first, if felt empathy for him, it's now become tiring.

These books feel more like a tribute to the past, and past characters than a story of the here and now. Please move on with the story!
I waited until #3 was released to buy and read the series. I've loved the Fitz books, and reread the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies just prior to reading this one. For those who are wondering, yes you should also read the Liveship Traders and Rainwild Chronicles, if only for the full understanding of the main characters. I read the version of Fool's Assassin.

FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard grandchild to King Shrewd, is dead (supposedly) and Fitz is doing a good job keeping it that way. Living now as Tom Badgerlock, wife to Molly, and step-father to his biological daughter Nettle, Tom is a country gentleman living out his days in his father's estate, Withywoods. Years have passed since we last saw Fitz, and this book does a good job of catching us up on who he is today.

Taking place almost completely at Withywoods, it doesn't have the adventure of most of the other books, but I still found it exciting and compelling to read. My says I read it in 9 days.

If you are a fan of the prior Farseer books, this is a must read, and I expect the next two to be the same. If you haven't read the prior Farseer books, go back to Assassin's Apprentice. You have 12 books to read before this one. You won't be disappointed, this is Epic Fantasy at its finest.
A few years ago, I discovered Robin Hobb's books and read every single book I could get my hands on. The Farseer Trilogy and The Tawny Man Trilogy were by far and away my favorite of her books. Fitz and The Fool were an amazing pair - bonded as something more than friends, it was difficult to let them go once the last book had been written. Plus, there was always the question - was the Fool a man or a woman? Obviously, since he wasn't exactly human, he was neither. So, the better question might be - "Was the Fool the equivalent of what is known as a human male or human woman" as it related to his own race?"

The series ended and Ms. Hobb apparently never saw fit to answer the question. Then, lo and behold, Robin Hobb surprises her fans by bringing back Fitz and the Fool in this latest series - "Fitz and the Fool Trilogy." So much time had gone by that I didn't rush to buy the first book. I had moved on to historical romance novels and was not as interested in Fitz and the Fool as I had been at one time in my life. Then, I finally decided to buy this book and read it. Why in the world I didn't read it when it first came out boggles my mind. I loved it. I was riveted. At the end of the day, I was glad I had waited because now I can immediately jump into Book #2 in this series. Thank you Ms. Hobb for giving your fans more of these two fabulous characters. Plus, we have a new character - a little girl named Bee.