Debbie Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 If you read fantasy at all, you must read Robin Hobb. She is the best and no other fantasy authors compare. So far she has written 3 trilogies set in the same world. The first one is the Assassin Trilogy, featuring the 'hero' Fitz from a child of 6 to a young man. The second one is the Liveship Traders trilogy, not featuring Fitz but mentioning his part of the world, and with one common character. Finally there is the Tawny Man trilogy, again featuring Fitz as a grown man in his 30s or 40s. They are just fantastic. The characterisation is beyond belief, all the characters are complicated and well rounded - a character can be really cruel and evil, yet she still enables you to have compassion for them, and best of all she doesnt' treat you as an idiot but leaves you to work things out for yourself. She has just written the first of a new trilogy, set in a different world. I have it but have not read it yet as I am reading Harry Potter. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I guess that's one for me to watch out for then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCherry Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 just finished the new book - only a year or so 'til the next one! Must... Read... More.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 This one of those authors that I see but havent read yet. I did get the Assassin trilogy through my book-club but have yet to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkymarky Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 the assassin books and liveships etc were my absolute faves probably the closest i've felt to set of characters scince i read lord of the rings when was 12.this author is the best fantasy writer i've ever read-no exception. bit gutted new series was set outside the six duchies but has potential to be just as good as original series with equally strong characterisation and bizare links to our own world...wheres that gonna go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yin/yang Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 I read the first of the liveship traders about a year ago and i thought it was a beautiful book. i value any author that can make me feel. At points in this book i found myself,gleeful, indignant, angry incredibly sad and exitedly anticipating every page. The characters for me worked with and against each other beautifully and felt just like robin hobb was describing the way any family interacts with temporary alliances and feuding all the way(well my family at least lol). I will be reading more of these but i have a few books to get through before i get round to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippajudith Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I read the Farseer trilogy, and then i started reading the Tawny man trilogy, halfway through reading the first of the tawny man trilogy i found out about the liveship traders, which is set before tawny man. Ive finished the tawny man now, and i dont think i can go back and read the liveship traders because ive probably ruined the ending for myself, although i do know its actually quite seperate from the other two trilogys. I thought the farseer trilogy and the tawny man books were really good! i was reading them practically non stop until they were finished. The last book, i think its called fools fate, was a bit tough to get through, because it felt like it was going to end, you know when it feels like the climax at the end of the book, but it felt like that about half way through, and it kept feeling like that for a lot of chapters, it was a bit exhausting. But i suppose in a story which has lasted three trilogys, its fair enough to have a long ending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 I have just read the second in Robin Hobb's new trilogy, Soldier Son. This is set in a totally different universe from Liveships etc, and I was a bit disappointed with the first one, possibly because I wanted another in the six duchies etc, and also because it was a bit slow. The first one was called Shaman's Crossing. I bought the next one, Forest Mage, and it is fantastic! Robin Hobb at her best! I really really enjoyed it, and even went back to Shaman's Crossing and reread it. It was much more enjoyable the second time round, as I now really identified with the characters. Has anyone else read it? Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Debbie! *runs over and give Debbie a big hug!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloise Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 It's good to hear talk of Robin Hobb and Fantasy books, dometimes I wonder if anyone else reads them as all my friends look at me daft when I tell them the currant book I'm reading. I have just found the books of Robin Hobb and can't put them down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippajudith Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 i saw the soldier son books on amazon, and i was going to buy them, but i was put off because the trilogy isnt finished yet, and i like to read them all in one go. I really can't stand waiting for books, such as harry potter, and the song of ice and fire books, because i usually have to re-read just in case i've forgotten something. when the whole triolgy is completed, i'll definetly read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isidro Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I read the Farseer trilogy, and then i started reading the Tawny man trilogy, halfway through reading the first of the tawny man trilogy i found out about the liveship traders, which is set before tawny man. Ive finished the tawny man now, and i dont think i can go back and read the liveship traders because ive probably ruined the ending for myself, although i do know its actually quite seperate from the other two trilogys. The liveship traders stands alone I think. It's a separate story, although there are links in it to the Farseer stories. I loved these 3 trilogies but haven't enjoyed the Soldier son books. I do like her writing as Megan Lindholm as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Fiend Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I'm resurrecting an old thread because I'm currently reading the first book of the Tawny Man Trilogy and I absolutely love it! I read The Farseer Trilogy last year, but I haven't read The Liveship Traders yet. A friend recommended all of the books to me, and he read The Tawny Man and The Liveship Traders the wrong way round and said that he thought it actually worked better, so I've taken his advice! I think Robin Hobb is the best writer of fantasy I have come across. She manages to make a fantasy world seem completely real, and she also manages to avoid a lot of the fantasy cliches and come up with original and interesting ideas. I think the absolute best thing about her writing though is her characters. She creates wonderfuly complete characters that you really care about. In The Farseer Tilogy, she had me crying by page 30 of the 3rd book because you feel so much for the characters. I'm currently half way through Fools Errand, and it is one of those very rare books that completely transports me. I can really lose myself in it, and I just want to read it all the time (which isn't like me at all!) To anybody that hasn't read her books yet I wholeheartedly recommend them. I've already recommended her to my friend who loved the first Assassin book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreader Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) I recall coming across The Liveship Traders trilogy first years ago. I read the Assassins trilogy next and The Tawny Man trilogy last. Robbin Hobb has also written under another name, Megan Lindholm. My favourite characters are Fritz's wolf and the Fool. The Fool is sort of traditional in some old books/plays. He's thought of as an idiot yet he is wise, a bit of a mystic and very diplomatic. Edited February 18, 2010 by Kreader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Ive read some of her books and really enjoyed them, especially the Tawny Man series But such as the Liveship series I couldnt connect with and I didnt like Soldier Son either There is a new series out by her -Dragon Keeper being the first book Has anyone read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Fiend Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I've just finished Fool's Errand (book one of The Tawny Man) and I loved it soooo much!!! I cried bucket loads at the death of Nighteyes, I think it's one of the saddest things I've ever read! I knew it was coming, but the way it was handled was so beautiful that it just broke my heart! I was telling my friend about it the next day at work and I started welling up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Nutter Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) Thanks I'll give them a read! Edited March 16, 2010 by BookJumper Removed irrelevant link to own site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholbb Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I loved the Assassin and The Tawny Man trilogies. Liveship traders was okay and I liked the general premise of the ships but didn't really grab me as much for some reason. Even so I would still recommend them to others. I think what Hobb manages to do better than most is make you feel genuinely sorry for the situation characters find themselves in, often by circumstance rather than their own design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I recently read the Farseer trilogy and thought it was terrific. I've now got the Liveship Traders books sitting on the shelf waiting to be read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I managed to get Dragon Keeper from my local library this week, hope its a good read:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofusexy Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I love Robin Hobb, she has created two of my favorite characters ever! Fitz and Nighteyes. Now its time to read 'The Dragon Keeper'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I couldnt get into her Dragon Keeper book. It just didnt grab me at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Robin Hobb has definitely been one of my favorite authors. I started with the Assasin books, and I really enjoyed them I wish we could have learnt more about the group who live with their wild partners, I was extremely curious about that and I wish there was a series just following them! The farseer trilogy, and the tawny man trilogy were just amazing. Come to think of it I'm well due for a re-read! Yay! The Fool/Lord Golden is my favorite character by a lot. I just love him, right through the whole set of books. I also loved the liveship traders books. Hopefully she'll do more on them... I did not enjoy the Soldier Son books at all. I bought and read all three, but I didn't think they were up to the smae level as the others I've read by her. I've also bought and read the avaliable books in the dragon keeper series, and I am enjoying them. However I don't feel the story and characters are a rich as those in the assassin/farseer/tawny man books. Slightly disappointing. Overall she's one of my favorite authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I also loved the liveship traders books. Hopefully she'll do more on them... Isn't there one due out sometime soon? I'm sure I heard something about a new trilogy a while back . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I've been listening to Dragon Keeper and Dragon Haven, and it's my first introduction to Robin Hobb. It sounds as if the other trilogies may be even better? It was the dragons which attracted me to this series. Knowing now what the 'liveships' are, are dragons featured in any of her other books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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