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Kettricken · 10th May 2006, 01:11 PM

I'm a big fan of Robin Hobb! I like the way she gives characters psychological depth, I always get a strong bond with characters from her books.
I've read all 3 trilogies, can't really say which one I liked best. There was some time between my reading of Farseer and Liveships, because I couldn't imagine books about living ships could be as good as Farseer. Fortunately, I tried them, and although the style and atmosphere of the story is very different, it was very interesting. Never would have thought I would develop a strong bond with a few of the living ships themselves (especially Paragon).
The Tawny Man trilogy was also quite good, but not as a 'stand-alone' trilogy IMO. To enjoy it best, you really should read Farseer first (and Liveships, but it's not as important as Farseer for the Tawny Man trilogy).

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Kettricken Dodo Ffan Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 124	Re: I have Robin Hobb's books on my must read list. Are they any good? I'm a big fan of Robin Hobb! I like the way she gives characters psychological depth, I always get a strong bond with characters from her books. I've read all 3 trilogies, can't really say which one I liked best. There was some time between my reading of Farseer and Liveships, because I couldn't imagine books about living ships could be as good as Farseer. Fortunately, I tried them, and although the style and atmosphere of the story is very different, it was very interesting. Never would have thought I would develop a strong bond with a few of the living ships themselves (especially Paragon). The Tawny Man trilogy was also quite good, but not as a 'stand-alone' trilogy IMO. To enjoy it best, you really should read Farseer first (and Liveships, but it's not as important as Farseer for the Tawny Man trilogy).