About this title: In this, the last installment of the Farseer fantasy trilogy, assassin FitzChivalry is summoned to the Far Mountains to help King Verity prepare for battle against the evil Prince Regal.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780553565690ISBN:0553565699
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra
Date Published: 1998-01-05
ISBN-13:9780553565690ISBN:0553565699
Description: Good. PAPERBACK. Good + Condition. Binding secure, pages clean. Opens widely at page 490. Small tear at tail of psine. Crease beginning at bottom of front hinge. Light edge-wear. Solid reading copy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0553565699 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Description: Very Good. 0553565699 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Description: [0-00-648011-X] [date not known], later printing., later printing. (Mass market paperback) Very good. Pseudonym of Megan Lindholm. (Fantasy) read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780553565690ISBN:0553565699
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780553565690ISBN:0553565699
Description: Fine. No Jacket. As new, unread copy. Thick mass market paperback. First Mass Market Edition. Scan available. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition-First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780553565690ISBN:0553565699
Description: Steven Youll-Cover Art. Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. This is the concluding title in The Farseer trilogy. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked. Light rubbing to the soft cover wraps. Only the faintest of creases to the spine. A very nice copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Voyager
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780002246088ISBN:0002246082
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"This trilogy was wonderful. There is a complexity of emotion and resonance that springs from the great well of characters and tone in this story--first in a subtle way but it continues to grow and run deeper and deeper beneath the surface as the trilogy goes on. At some point that subtle evocative resonance is no longer a spring but an ocean beneath these pages. Lovers of Fantasy will place this trilogy next to Tolkien and George R.R. Martin on the top shelf. Most non-Fantasy fans would love these books also. Though if you have read Herbert's "Dune" and Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and just couldn't get into it then this is also not for you. A word of warning-this trilogy doesn't begin with a bang, I was rewarded greatly for not applying my "hooked by 100 pages or dumped" rule to the first book--Robin Hobb has set her music to a different rhythm and it is an unconventional but beautiful flow once you find the beat and let your mind readjust to it."
By Sean,
Tredegar, Gwent, South Wales, The United Kingdom
""I take myself with me. That's all I truly need, or own."
Very Klingon sentiment, actually - but true, it seems. For this is the impression I was left with upon finishing this most epic of series at 3:15 AM in the morning. This is a cut above 2:00 AM, which you may remember was my previous deadline for actually getting some sleep.
"FitzChivalry. Hero. Just words."
Another good one. As this final story unfolds, we see just how Fitz, verity and all who are concerned with them end up. It is a sweeping, grand, mildly meloncholic finish which left me feeling empty and drained.
"Fate had made me a killer, a liar, and a thief. And the harder I tried to avoid those roles, the more firmly I was pushed into them."
The dialog here isn't as snappy as we've seen before, but the commentary, the feelings and the thoughts; all these batter us with their relentlessness. Things set in motion from the previous 2 books are on paths that no-one can stop, and it just remained to see precisely who came out when, where - and in how many bits.
'But for now, let me show you something else. No, step back, please, so you can see it all. Here it comes.' I heard the slam and the latch. 'The outside of my door,' the Fool announced gladly. "I painted it myself. Do you like it?"
There are moments of amusement, even unbridled joy. but on the whole, this is a sombre, sad, torn ending to a series whics so enthralled and swept me up from its very opening pages. I've remarked before how lighthearted some stuff has been before it, yet this is unquestionably more real. More serious. more painful...
"Sometimes all the choices are poor ones, and still a man must choose."
Now that Fitz has recognised this truth, he has to resign himself to the fait in store for him. it is a hard, lonely and sorrowful road he treads, and the sacrifices he makes, the life he seems to end up leading, all of it reflects and rebounds in the mind in such a way that it's hard to decide if it's a mercy or not. Fitz was, is, and has always been a King's man. whether he will continue to be may yet reveal itself in further Hobb titles."
"Book 3 of the Farseer's trilogy. Often I am disappointed with the final book in a series, mostly because the final book in the series tends to wander from the main point of the story. This book, unlike the others, begins with the main character trying to remember how to be human again. He then set's out alone on a goal to kill his uncle, who had tried to kill him. Lots of things get wrapped up in this book, such as Forgings, the Old Blood, the power of the Old Blood, and who the Elderlings really are.
The only problem with this book, as I have seen from others, is the lack of a "happy ending". No, he doesn't get the girl, he doesn't become the King, and he doesn't save the King's life. He doesn't even get to kill his Uncle, which as a little frustrating as the sick little man needed to die and I wanted it to be done at the main character's hand. But it still was worth the read, and I gave it four stars because I was do engrossed with the book my wife got a little angry with me. ^_^"
"Thoroughly enjoyed the series. This book gets 4 stars instead of 5 because it focused entirely too heavily on Fitz, the main character, and the strong supporting cast that really brought out the greatness of the series was relegated to the background until the final section.
But goodness, this book is sad! Full of tiny triumphs that made my heart leap, but so so sad. I thought Fitz would end up as Kettriken's Chade, but it seems he agreed with me that he really does fail as an assassin.
The bits about the Dragons and such near the end seemed kind of an abrupt departure from the normal tone of the series. It was a world without any fantastical beasts before them. The way they were handled was interesting, but could have used more foreshadowing. Maybe it was foreshadowed, good excuse to read the previous books to check just in case.
Brendan, you should read this book because you love ferrets."
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