Mastodawn

I’ve decided I’m giving up on listening to Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy for now. The narrator’s fantastic, but I think it’s just not for me at the moment. As much as I deeply love a handful of characters, I’m honestly not sure it’s interest as much as it's just trauma-bonding. Most of the other characters are opaque and enigmatic to me, personally. As someone said in a reply to a previous post of mine, it’s taking a lot of emotional labor to keep going.

I have a long list of books I want to listen to, so I think I’ll put this one on the back burner for now.

#Bookstodon #FarseerTrilogy #Books #audiobooks

Coreyartus Imagery Nov 11

I'm 2/3 of the way through Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Apprentice, and I’m starting to get a bit depressed. I know it’s 30 year old, and we recognize abuse and trauma differently now. But it’s… a lot.

I’m trying to use this book as an escape from the horrors of the real world, and I’m very concerned at this point that it’s not gonna work for me… There’s so little justice in it, just overwhelming misfortune in the life of a young child as he grows up, completely at the mercy of things outside of his control. It’s bleak.

Please, someone who has read it—please tell me there’s some redemption in the end. Because at this point I can’t wait to finish nine books in the series to get there. Hobb does an excellent job of depicting tiny hope and that’s what’s so crushing. She’s an excellent storyteller that is twisting my heart. I’m not sure I can put myself through this…

#Bookstodon #FarseerTrilogy #RobinHobbs #books #EpicFantasy #Fantasy

Michael Whelan Aug 18, 2025

ROYAL ASSASSIN (1997)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 23"

Over the years, fans have asked why I depicted Fitz wielding a sword on the cover when his weapon of choice throughout the book was an axe. 1/4

#fantasy #illustration #farseertrilogy #robinhobb #bantam

Dustin Jul 27, 2025

Finished the first book of the Farseer Trilogy. Absolutely brilliant. Definitely a fantasy series I’ll be eager to finish. 😊

#reading #RobinHobb #FarseerTrilogy #AssassinsApprentice

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ff13eb2a-dbec-4c76-85d2-5a89878570bb

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one yo...

Tuulia Apr 22, 2025

Robin Hobb’s Assasin’s Apprentice is one of the most satisfying fantasy reads I’ve come across. A growing up story complete with an intricate and detailed web of world building, political plots and character intentions.

I go into more detail on my blog, but why haven’t I picked these up before?

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Salamurhaajan oppipoika oli varsin miellyttävä lukukokonaisuus, ja laatufantasiaa. Kasvukertomus, jossa mukana hyvää maailmanrakennusta, poliittisia juonia ja värikäs henkilöhahmojen kavalkadi.

Blogissa lisää, mutta ihmettelen kyllä, miksen ole näihin aiemmin tartunut?

#robinhobb #farseertrilogy #asassinsapprentice #fantasybooks #salamurhaajanoppipoika #näkijäntaru #fantasiakirjavinkit #fantasyseries #bookrecommendations

Tuulia Jan 25, 2025

𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚜, 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜

Who’s an author whose books you hope to start reading?

It really didn’t take long for me to buy some new books again. My newest are the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb. I’ve not read Hobb before, so I’m excited for these.

Other authors whose books I’ve yet to explore include Brandon Sanderson, J. S. Meresmaa, Lars Kepler and Victoria Aveyard.

#newbooks #robinhobb #fantasybooks #farseertrilogy #tbrlist #tbrgoals #fantasyreader #fantasyseries #bookworm