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Fool's Assassin
- Fitz and the Fool, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lee Maxwell-Simpson, Avita Jay
- Length: 28 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
'Fantasy as it ought to be written' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
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.
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Critic reviews
'Hobb is superb, spinning wonderful characters and plots from pure imagination' Conn Iggulden
'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics' The Times
‘Robin Hobb is without question among the two or three finest writers of fantasy working today’ 5 stars for Fool’s Assassin, SFX
‘Fantasy writers don’t come much bigger than Robin Hobb’ Independent
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- AlSampo
- 10-07-17
very good book, not a lot of action but worth read
definitely worth reading the book. Robin Gibb is a great story teller, I am definitely looking forward to other books.
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- Robert Nunoo
- 05-08-20
Gripping
Took a while to get going. But then once it got going there was no stoppping it.
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- G F.
- 18-05-18
Another brilliant chapter in the 6 dutchies saga
Robin Hobb is one of my favourite authors; her writing style brilliantly balances lavishly detailed description with compelling storyline to produce a totally believable world. I have previously read the Farseer trilogy and the Tawney man trilogy, and began reading this book on holiday a couple if years ago. Unable to commit to finishing my written copy, the audiobook worked great at allowing me to fitit into my lifestyle. The narrators were both interesting and engaging to listen to, with a diverse range of voices and accents employed in their telling of the story. I never fail to be surprised and intrigued by these books, which truly stand out as something unique in the fantasy genre, and I highly recommend them and look forward to reading / listening to the next addition in the saga.
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- Badwolfe
- 05-05-18
Another fantastic story of Fitz by Robin Hobb.
Again a masterpiece of writing in the on going story of FitzChivalry. Times of great triumph and a death as heartbreaking as that of NightEyes.
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- Moshington
- 16-10-17
Excellent
Brilliantly read and as always fantastically written. On to book two now with great anticipation
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- Jarvmar
- 20-08-18
Robin Hobb does it again.
it was so good to catch up with Fitz and the Fool many years later.
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- Tpb
- 04-07-21
Liked the 2 narrators
Despite some reviews disliking the narrating I actually really liked them. It always takes me a little time to get used to a new narrator but once I did I couldn't imagine Fitz sounding any different. Also like that there are 2 narrators which is different to previous books.
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- R. Gregory
- 01-04-23
Great story
I’m mystified why people think the narrators are bad. I played it at x1.1 and thought they played their parts well. Interesting story too!
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- Jack C
- 27-04-16
Good book
Let down by the narraters at first but once you get used to it being different from the other books its okay.
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- S.
- 29-10-18
Bad narrator.
Quality of the narrator compared to previous Fitz books is really disappointing me. I wish they would use one of the previous narrators.
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