Assassin's Fate
By Robin Hobb
- Release Date: 2017-05-09
- Genre: Epic Fantasy
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The stunning conclusion to Robin Hobb’s Fitz and the Fool trilogy, which began with Fool’s Assassin and Fool’s Quest
“Every new Robin Hobb novel is a cause for celebration. Along with millions of her other fans, I delight in every visit to the Six Duchies, the Rain Wilds, and the Out Islands, and can’t wait to see where she’ll take me next.”—George R. R. Martin
More than twenty years ago, the first epic fantasy novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer and his mysterious, often maddening friend the Fool struck like a bolt of brilliant lightning. Now New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb brings to a momentous close the third trilogy featuring these beloved characters in a novel of unsurpassed artistry that is sure to endure as one of the great masterworks of the genre.
Fitz’s young daughter, Bee, has been kidnapped by the Servants, a secret society whose members not only dream of possible futures but use their prophecies to add to their wealth and influence. Bee plays a crucial part in these dreams—but just what part remains uncertain.
As Bee is dragged by her sadistic captors across half the world, Fitz and the Fool, believing her dead, embark on a mission of revenge that will take them to the distant island where the Servants reside—a place the Fool once called home and later called prison. It was a hell the Fool escaped, maimed and blinded, swearing never to return.
For all his injuries, however, the Fool is not as helpless as he seems. He is a dreamer too, able to shape the future. And though Fitz is no longer the peerless assassin of his youth, he remains a man to be reckoned with—deadly with blades and poison, and adept in Farseer magic. And their goal is simple: to make sure not a single Servant survives their scourge.
Reviews
Great Read
5By dspominClosure to a fabulous epic'So heckin depressing
5By DreayayaWas it good ? It was. Was it happy? Heck no.The Greatest Story ever told
5By MistersweatI am so sad that this tale is over - for now. I wish to have more. I stayed at the edge for the entire series. I recommend this to everyone! Please Mrs. Hobb continue writing and give us tales from the Seven Duchies.Assassin's Fate, the Fitz and Fool Trilogy,
5By Louie ManioThese books will be my top book ever.So great!
5By Stoked on SonosJust great! Thanks for such a great ending to an amazing series. Loved each page :)Ending
5By I-Am-Your-MotherThe book out of all the Fitz and Fool trilogies is, perhaps, my least favorite. Still, though, it's a good book, and worthy of being the end of Fitz's and the Fool's end-tale. However, I must say the end of the book, and Fitz and Fool's lives, could have been executed better. It all felt like the last pages were rushed through, like it should have taken just a little more time, drawn-out, instead of cramming it in. It all just happened so fast. And if you read any of the previous books, you know that Hobb swapped back and forth from Fitz's perspective to Bee's. It annoyed me that Ms. Hobb ended Fitz's story from Bee's perspective. I wished to read it from Fitz's point of view, his thought's, experience it through him. Instead, I watched it through his daughter's eyes. All this combined left me lacking a feeling of full closure on the character Fitz.Amazing!
5By A must!!!!!Perfect end to a perfect series- going to miss Fitz and the Fool tremendouslyNon-Spoilery love
5By Toohey2A very satisfying ending to the tale of Fitz and the Fool. It took a little too long to get there, but worth the extra effort.A fitting finale.
5By Jersey Giants FanWhat a fantastic end to a fantastical tale! I've been reading Fitz Chivalry and the Fool's tales for many years. Never did I think the end of their journey would stir such emotion in me. This book wraps up all three of Hobb's most popular stories in one neat package: Fitz's story, the Liveships saga and the tale of the Dragons of Kelsingra are all touched upon and brought together here, in a gripping tale of love and loss. This book was the first I've ever read that had me literally sobbing towards the end as if I had personally been a part of the trials and tribulations written within. The last five percent of the book in particular awoke such a whirlwind of emotion in me - laughter, tears, fulfillment, enjoyment, and yearning - that I doubt I will ever again be so sated from a book as I am after reading this masterpiece. Kudos, Robin - you have truly outdone yourself.Epic Story
5By Locuck_Hobb stamps the tale of Fits Chivalry Farseer with a great book! This was the book I have hoped for from the end of the Assassin trilogy. Bringing all of her books together into this amazing story, and drawing all the many strands from Farseers to Bingtown to the little known isle of Cleries, closing another chapter for all of us fans.