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17th March 2005, 09:23 PM
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| Last of the Windsong Clan  Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Re: How highly do you rate Hobb? I read the Farseer books a few years back and only recently found Fool's Errand at my library and I was actually moved to tears near the end of Fool's Errand, I just fell through the pages and lost a lot of sleep in the process. Even my dog skulked around with her tail between her legs the day I finished Fool's Errand cause she obviously felt my saddness. I personally rate Robin Hobb near the top of my list of fantasy authors that I enjoy reading. Great page turning excellence! Rahl |
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18th March 2005, 01:56 PM
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| rune  Join Date: Jun 2004
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| Re: How highly do you rate Hobb? Quote:
I think Hobb is one of the few fantasy authors I've found that is good at emotion. | |
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19th March 2005, 01:47 AM
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| traveller space dreamer  Join Date: Oct 2004
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| Re: How highly do you rate Hobb? I couldn't finish neither the Liveship Traders not The Tawny Man. Not that I didn't like them or want to. I could't find the trilogies in English in Montreal. So, I bought the French translation from Pygmalion edition. I really don't understand them. They translated the first and third trilogy as one and still not finished. I know Fitz is ready to go with the prince Dutiful to kill the dragon and he has his own clan to serve the prince. Well, the voyage is close. The Livership Traders is still on going for me. Althea is back home, ready to fight for Vivacia. But she doesn't know Vivacia was captured by pirates. In other words, I have finished the Farseer Trilogy and I'm in advanced lecture for the other two. This really drives me crazy, as I couldn't let any volume aside (14 translated) till it was finished. Even when I began re-reading them.  Hodor can you tell me if there is a lot from the Livership Traders left for me ? I do not dare to ask you about Golden Fool and Fool's fate. I'm afraid they need too many years to finish the translation.  |
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26th March 2005, 07:19 PM
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| Oh mighty Gackt  Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Re: How highly do you rate Hobb? I adore Robin Hobb..... but only as Robin Hobb. I utterly disliked her Megan Lindholm books as it happens. They simply did nothing for me in terms of characters. All three series were great and I would highly recommend them! |
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20th May 2005, 02:43 AM
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| Intrepid Voyager  Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Re: How highly do you rate Hobb? If anybody still wants to know, "How would I rate Hobb?" At or near the top of the current crop of fantasy writers. She manages to tell a very lenghty story (9 books), that never gets dull. Her characters are multi-faceted and very easy to emotionally connect to. All in all, an excellent writer that I would recommend to anybody who asks my opinion. Matter of fact, just started the wife on Ship of Magic. I know, Farseer first, but she's a bit picky about her reading, and I thought the sailing might interest her more than the trials of Fitz, even though she would LOVE Nighteyes. If she likes this one, then I'll steer her back to the beginning. I read them out of order, and I would be interested to see if / when she makes the character connection between the series.  Evil aren't I? |
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21st May 2005, 12:13 AM
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| Jedman Jedman Jedman  Join Date: Apr 2005
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| Re: How highly do you rate Hobb? I read the first series - and utterly adored it. I'd finishes the Carol Berg series and couldn't believe my luck in finding a comparable author to Berg. I started the Liveship series about 5 months ago - got half way through book two when a real tragedy struck my life- and I found I couldn't finish the series. I just put the book down one day, and I couldn't pick it up again. because my life changed radically within the space of a couple of hours. I've just started reading again (thanks to this web site) and I'm half way throught the first book of the Tawney Man series - it really I saving me. Thank God for Hobb. Angels do exist - and they write books. |
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21st May 2005, 04:03 AM
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| Brighter than a lightbulb  Join Date: Dec 2004
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| Re: How highly do you rate Hobb? I too would rate Hobb in my top 3 favorites of fantasy writers. I read Farseer first, but then got caught up in other series before returning to Liveship and Tawny Man. But each book was wonderful, and I definitely recommend Hobb to any fiction/fantasy reader I come across. |
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21st May 2005, 10:27 AM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Dec 2004
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| Re: How highly do you rate Hobb? Regarding the types of stories she writes (epic) she is very good. It's arguable IMHO Farseer trilogy is the best completed epic fantasy written since Patricia Mckillip's Riddle Master. Thus far I consider the works by Martin, Erikson, and Bakker ot be superior to Hobb, but when regarding completed series Hobb defintely has a case to have to be incldued amongst the best writers of epic fantasy. When considering other branches of the genre she still cracks my top 50. Looking forward to her forthcoming series. |
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