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Fool's Assassin

By: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Lee Maxwell-Simpson,Avita Jay
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Tom Badgerlock has been living peaceably in the manor house at Withywoods with his beloved wife Molly these many years, the estate a reward to his family for loyal service to the crown.

But behind the facade of respectable middle-age lies a turbulent and violent past. For Tom Badgerlock is actually FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard scion of the Farseer line, convicted user of Beast-magic, and assassin. A man who has risked much for his king and lost more…

On a shelf in his den sits a triptych carved in memory stone of a man, a wolf and a fool. Once, these three were inseparable friends: Fitz, Nighteyes and the Fool. But one is long dead, and one long-missing.

Then one Winterfest night a messenger arrives to seek out Fitz, but mysteriously disappears, leaving nothing but a blood-trail. What was the message? Who was the sender? And what has happened to the messenger?

Suddenly Fitz's violent old life erupts into the peace of his new world, and nothing and no one is safe.

©2015 Robin Hobb (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"Robin Hobb is without question among the two or three finest writers of fantasy working today." (SFX)

"Fantasy as it ought to be written." (George R. R. Martin)

"Fantasy writers don't come much bigger than Robin Hobb." (Independent)

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  • 01-08-2017

more Fitz and fool

loved this ...as with all Robyn Hobbs...but not the narrators, very sorry but not at all well read😐

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Highly recommended!

Fantastic book, would recommended to anyone. however, even though it's book 1, felt as though you're reading the story from the middle. That being said, easy to follow and the narrators where lively, well spoken.

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Great story. Mediocre reading

Story was fantastic but the readers really emphasised some sentences incorrectly which detracted from the reading. Would still listen again simply for the story.

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Worst narrator

While I love robin hobb, I can’t enjoy this with such sub par narrating. Really disappointing considering the previous books I’ve listened too have been told amazingly

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research before reading

all his voices sound the same. he pronounces chalced as calsed but burich as bur itch

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Total waste of money and time

I can not see any redeeming features of this book. Remarkably boring, apart from some pointless “magic” it’s just an old man prattling on about his far to many feelings. And the narration sound like it’s done by a primary school teacher reading a children’s story, who constantly misreads the emotion conveyed in whatever sentence he’s reading. it’s as if he just gambles on happy, angry or sad

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Great read

I liked how there were two different voices for both characters. And how indulging it is

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Great Story

Another great story from Robin Hobb that is let down by the selection of the narrator/s. The male narrator is good but the female narrator’s voice for Bee sounds like a breathless baby.

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Hobb knows how to make it hurt

Beautiful introduction to the finale of the realm of Elderlings. After the Rain Wild Chroniclesc, we’re back with out our beloved Fitz, and Hobb is already making us choke to hold back tears.

So moving, great character depth, beautiful relationship formations. Hobb takes her time, but uses it well and the result is a beautifully crafted and deep character. Some may find it lengthy but I see the importance of all she write, each detail is a clue and a key part of a character’s development.

I’ll never get over her beautiful writing.

Well done.

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An interesting entry in the Realm of the Elderlings

A very interesting novel. It really takes the time to establish Fitz’ life as an old man and to develop some new characters. The final third of the novel is gripping and will have you primed for the next book.

Narration oscillated between OK and good.

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