Those three books and the three that follow in the Tawny man series must be my favorite books of all time. I was jsut wondering if anyone else had read them because i'd really like to clear up a few things i didnt understand.
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I have read the Assassin trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy, but not the Liveship trilogy. I liked the Tawny Man significantly better than the Assassin.
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I've read the three original books and the first one in the Tawny Man series. I guess I kind of got tired of FitzChivalry at that point. I always thought he was a bit of a whiner.
I liked the Liveship Traders series much better.
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It's strange to me that some of you have read the first and third trilogies (or parts thereof), but have skipped the Liveship books. I thought the Liveship books were actually better than the ones that take place in the Six Duchies. Part of that was the fact that I like the fantasy world of the Liveship Traders better than that of the Six Duchies, which is in many ways very stereotypical medieval fantasy. But I also though the Liveship books were more well-written. Truth is, though, that I really, really like them all.
What exactly did Fitz do to heal Nighteyes that one time when he was choking in Fool's Errand? It left me pretty confused and it seemed to change the way Nighteyes and Fitz treated eachother. Almost as if their bonfd had weakened. I didn't understand why this happened. Or, my memory could jsut be garbage.
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The Tawny Man series was a contunuation of the Farseer series. So it makes sense to read them one after the other.
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Actually... the liveship books come after the Assisn books chronologically, if you want to be technical that is. And seeing as one of the main charcters from the Assasin books is also one of the main charcters in the books about Fitz...
Actually I find that common character (I won't specify so as not to be a spoiler) to be the character that really drives all of the books. I've always found that character to be the most interesting and important in all the books. Ya, Fitz is cool and all but I really read the books for this other un-named person.
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I know the Tawny Man is a continuation of the Assassin trilogy, but so is Liveship Traders. It's just that the Tawny Man returns to the same plotlines and characters more directly. However, the storylines of the three series are interconnected enough that I think it less logical to skip the Liveship Traders than to read all nine books in order.
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I think that if you read the books in order of publication you would find my above opinion to make sense. If, you only read the books about Fitz you really lose a lot of cool story lines, at least in my opinion. For what ever that's worth. Posts: 1294 | Registered: Oct 2003
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My mistake. When i said that the tawny man series was a continuation of the farseer series, i meant it on the reasoning that the tawny man books follow the same characters in the same setting as the farseer books. If you want to be technical, then you guys are right.
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I would definitely recommend reading all 9 Robin Hobb books in the order they were published. It's not an absolute necessity, but as beatnix mentioned, there are some significant ties between the different series.
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First of all, it's a break between two trilogies that are almost completely centered around Fitz.
I honestly didn't know that Amber and the Fool were the same person until it was revealed in Golden Fool. I damn near pissed my pants. I know I'm not the only one who was completely surprised. But then I went back and read excerpts from the Liveship trilogy, and it was glaringly obvious. Every time Amber talks about love, there is some reference to her/his relationship with Fitz.
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Fool's Fate was great, but bittersweet. For anyone who was disappointed by the way Assassin's Quest ended, you should read the Tawny Man trilogy anyways. This book is the real ending.
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I read the Liveship Traders series and it was okay, kept me interested, and the ending was satisfying, but when I was done it didn't seem to matter much to me, you know? It was just a brief entertainment and didn't change anything about how I think about life or the world. I guess my standards are too high, or something. Unless a book touches my heart or mind or spirit in such a way that parts of it will never leave me and become part of who I am, I count the time spent as less than worthwhile.
Maybe that's not true, if it's entertaining ENOUGH. I don't know. I can remember lots of just fun and funny books that I'm glad I have read. Something about Robin Hobb, though, seemed like it really didn't matter very much. Like what was gained was not worth the trouble. Like it was too lightweight. Not hardcore enough. Or something.
But then I am not much of fantasy fan. I am nuts about Tolkien, and love Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea trilogy, but hard to think of much more fantasy I really love. Harry Potter is great, I think, and Artemis Fowl. And I loved the Madeleine L'Engle books. So my reasons I came up with for not liking Robin Hobb aren't ringing very true in light of that. Anyway, I like her okay but not quite enough to read any more of her books.
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Anyway, I like her okay but not quite enough to read any more of her books.
