Fool's Assassin
Book One of the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy
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Narrated by:
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Elliot Hill
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Written by:
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Robin Hobb
About this listen
Nearly 20 years ago, Robin Hobb burst upon the fantasy scene with the first of her acclaimed Farseer novels, Assassin’s Apprentice, which introduced the characters of FitzChivalry Farseer and his uncanny friend the Fool. A watershed moment in modern fantasy, this novel - and those that followed - broke exciting new ground in a beloved genre. Together with George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb helped pave the way for such talented new voices as Scott Lynch, Brandon Sanderson, and Naomi Novik.
Over the years, Hobb’s imagination has soared throughout the mythic lands of the Six Duchies in such best-selling series as the Liveship Traders Trilogy and the Rain Wilds Chronicles. But no matter how far she roamed, her heart always remained with Fitz. And now, at last, she has come home, with an astonishing new novel that opens a dark and gripping chapter in the Farseer saga.
FitzChivalry - royal bastard and former king’s assassin - has left his life of intrigue behind. As far as the rest of the world knows, FitzChivalry Farseer is dead and buried. Masquerading as Tom Badgerlock, Fitz is now married to his childhood sweetheart, Molly, and leading the quiet life of a country squire.
Though Fitz is haunted by the disappearance of the Fool, who did so much to shape Fitz into the man he has become, such private hurts are put aside in the business of daily life, at least until the appearance of menacing, pale-skinned strangers casts a sinister shadow over Fitz’s past...and his future.
Now, to protect his new life, the former assassin must once again take up his old one....
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 403
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 402
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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3 out of 5 stars
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Totally not sure how to rate this.
- By K. Vanderpool on 2024-12-08
Written by: Robin Hobb
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The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice
- Written by: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 605
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 528
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 526
With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace, Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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you really can't judge a book by its cover
- By John on 2017-10-21
Written by: Robin Hobb
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Dragon Keeper
- Rain Wilds Chronicles, Volume 1
- Written by: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 20 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
For years, the Trader cities valiantly battled their enemies, the Chalcedeans. But they could not have staved off invasion without the powerful dragon, Tintaglia. In return, the Traders promised to help her serpents migrate up the Rain Wild River after a long exile at sea - to find a safe haven and, Tintaglia hopes, to restore her species. But too much time has passed, and the newly hatched dragons are damaged and weak, and many die.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not your typical tale of good and evil
- By Dance enthusiast on 2023-07-18
Written by: Robin Hobb
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Fool's Errand
- The Tawny Man Trilogy, Book 1
- Written by: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 25 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 474
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 414
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 409
For fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz's mentor from his assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny. Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has vanished.
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5 out of 5 stars
-
Fantastically immersive.
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-02-28
Written by: Robin Hobb
-
Ship of Magic
- The Liveship Traders, Book 1
- Written by: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 35 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 176
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 152
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 152
Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships---rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. The fortunes of one of Bingtown's oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. For Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy unjustly denied her---a legacy she will risk anything to reclaim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Slow start, gets way better!!
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-10-30
Written by: Robin Hobb
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Royal Assassin
- The Farseer Trilogy, Book 2
- Written by: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 29 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 403
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 402
Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first, soul-shattering mission, and when he returns to the court, he is thrown headfirst into the tumult of royal life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not as good as the first book
- By Debbie Krueger on 2023-01-17
Written by: Robin Hobb
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Shaman's Crossing, Book One of the Soldier Son Trilogy
- Written by: Robin Hobb
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 24 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 19
Hugo and Nebula Award finalist Robin Hobb crafts intricate fantasy tales featuring larger-than-life characters and exotic landscapes. Nevare Burvelle survives the King’s Cavalla Academy—where nepotism and corruption reign—to become a soldier in the Gernian king’s army. As he and his fellow soldiers are thrust onto the front lines of the king’s brutal territorial expansion campaign, they struggle against the Plainspeople—forest-dwellers who possess a powerful magic long dismissed by the Gernians.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Totally not sure how to rate this.
- By K. Vanderpool on 2024-12-08
Written by: Robin Hobb
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-04-14
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Great Robin Hobb ill-served by Elliot Hill, the worst narrator ever. Best to just read them.
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- Danielle Main
- 2020-11-26
A Darker turn for one of my fav series
I have followed Fits Chivalry Farseer right from book One of his adventures and this segment of his journey definitely takes a darker turn then the other books. As always Robin's writing and story is captivating, engaging and very well written, However the narrative on this trilogy is my least favourite with the use of weird loud whispering as the voice of some of the characters, but this does not entirely impede the listeners ability to follow the story.
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- Ninja
- 2024-09-30
One of my favorite
Such an incredible and interesting book. Robin Hobbs is truly a master. The narrator did not bother me, I think is performance was enjoyable and it did not deter me from the story
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- VLafrance
- 2018-11-30
My favorite by far
Of the whole series, to me, this book is the best so far, and by an important margin. The characters are interesting and believable, the rythm of the story makes it hard to put the book down, the storyline is original and surprising. So much action! And I also really liked the narrater.
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- RC
- 2024-05-25
Great continuation of FarSeer storyline
Good story
Love the FarSeer tale
Absolutely Horrible narrator, should really have listened to previous novels to get names of places/characters correct and match “voices”
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-06-24
please choose better narrators
The story is so hard to find interesting when half the voices are whispered or breathy and even on full volume you can barely hear them. Alot slower paced than the rest of the books from realm of the elderlings but still a great addition to the world and worth the listen.
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- John N.
- 2022-10-11
Addictive story with unique protagonist
Through the first six FitzChivalry Farseer books, I struggled to characterize what exactly bothered me about Fitz. Why does he make so many poor decisions? Why does he seem inept at deductive reasoning and utterly bereft of inductive reasoning? Why does he ignore the information and opinions of his most trusted companions?
Is he arrogant? Self-centered? Self-indulgent? Emotionally stunted? Distracted and simply not noticing? The latter can be ruled out, because he remembers such detail years later to recount them for us. The others, while true, don't explain it either, as in his recounting he gives little hint of either shame or chagrine, as if he realized what he was telling us.
He's stupid. He's the least intelligent protagonist in any major fantasy series. Robin Hobb has expertly written a dolt - a less generous analysis might blame clumsy or even poor writing, overshooting the mark with unlikely obtuseness as a plot device to create and drive conflict, but I don't think that's it.
FitzChivalry Farseer is actually a moron, and it doesn't really detract from the story. I'm on his 7th book and I'm steaming ahead to the end.. I just had to accept that his mother's father dropped him on the head long ago, on his way to leave him at the outpost.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-07-14
Keeps me listening.
Enjoying this whole series. Good character development and heart to the story. Not knowing where the plot will take me keeps me listening.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Hills Racing
- 2020-02-05
The narrator Change is Striking.
the narrator struggles to keep up with James Langton. I have a hard time immersing into the story while an English noble from the 1700s reads a book intensely. with little expression.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-01-11
awful narrator
the narrator butchered voices and failrd on Chades name so badly ill be reading these last books not listening. Very disappointed.
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