Burrich and Chade close second Ah yes and Verity would have been also maybe third but the thing he pulled at the end with Kettricken and Fitz was too disturbing so he's just an honorable mention
It’s very hard to put into words what the magic of Robin Hobb is. I’m doing a reread now and I just finished Fool’s Errand. To be back in this world is such a comfort for me and like coming home when I am with Fitz. How can an author break your heart so many times but you just want to sink back in as soon as you can? Her prose is so beautiful but you almost don’t realize it until you stop reading. The way she can evoke so much emotion with one line of dialogue from a character or describe a beautiful valley in a way that makes you feel the breeze on your face and the smell of the grass...ugh. She’s my favorite author and I get so much joy out of watching people discover her for the first time that connect with her like I do.
I couldn't echo all that you said there enough, and I've only read the first trilogy! She's truly an expert of her craft and I get what you mean by the heartbreak but still wanting to be there with Fitz. He's such a tangible character
Fool’s Errand has scenes that involve the wit/skill meshing that gave me goosebumps just reading them. Even just typing this comment and remembering those scenes I’m getting goosebumps. It’s so ethereal and abstract, but completely digestible. How does she do it??!
I read the Realm of the Elderlings back in high school (the first 9 books at least, since that was what published at the time) and I honestly think Robin Hobb set the bar so high and I don't know if I've read anything that's topped it. I remember where I was when I read the end of Royal Assassin the first time. I chase that high to this day whenever I pick up a fantasy book. Seeing a bunch of people on booktube discuss this series has inspired me to reread this series for the first time since high school and it's just as excellent now as it was then. (Just finished Farseer, going into Liveship Traders) You're totally right when you say Robin Hobb's strength is in the details. One that always gets me is whenever Burrich calls Fitz "son" and Fitz doesn't notice. I'd love to see spoiler discussions on this series.
To have that high and chase it is such an amazing feeling as a reader. I've been chasing that since A Storm of Swords and Royal Assassin has finally quelled it! I'm gonna get some time freed up for a spoiler discussion livestream I think, there's a lot to go over 😬
I absolutely loved the farseer trilogy, i read it back in November and i just had to keep reading the rest of her books. Im about to start the Fitz and the Fool trilogy, bit scared to go into it as its the last trilogy but just cant wait! I would love to see a spoiler discussion!
Great to see you enjoyed the series RoTE is easily in my top 5 series of all time, can't wait to hear your thought on liveship traders it has one of my favorite character arcs i have ever read. It is amazing how good Robin Hobb is at writing great characters going into the final trilogy there where so many characters that i loved and she still manages to introduce a new one that might be my favorite of them all lol.
My wife is blowing through this trilogy she loves it. She’s always excited to read something before me for once 😂. So I’m excited to get to it in a couple months.
I loved the entire Realm of the Elderlings series. I'm sure you will as well. Keep up the good work! Just finished the first book of Memory Sorrow Thorn on your recommendation and have really enjoyed it so far.
This is my favourite series of all time. Ever. Her writing and character work is simply amazing, and everything ties together beautifully 🤩 Loved this review! Hope you enjoy the rest of books.
It was great to hear your thoughts about Farseer, I really love this trilogy and I can´t wait to hear your opinions on Liveship Traders, I´m about to begin Mad Ship, and is truly amazing as well. And, yes, I would love to watch some spoiler conversations, please do some of them.
I'm in the middle of mad ship now 😁 I'll be doing a spoiler discussion livestream for Farseer this Sunday at 2pm est If you can't make it for it live it'll be on the channel after as a video 😁
Hey dude thought you should know that you're quickly becoming one of my favorite booktubers. I'm far from getting into Robin Hobb but I still appreciate your non-spoiler take. Godspeed good sir ^
Oh, you have so much ahead of you! So much pain and heartbreak but also moments of joy and love. The rest of the series is so good. Liveship Traders is my personal favorite but the rest are also excellent. Let me tell you, there are events from Farseer that you won't know the full impact until the last series. The magic will slowly be discovered and the actual interpretation of the events will be looked at from a different light. Super excited for you.
The gradual escalation of magic and consequences is what has appealed to me the most about the series. The fact I have more to go in the series has me very optimistic on ROTE ranking in my all time list. Looking forward to Liveship!!!
I've read 25 books so far this year and only cried during 3 of them. I wonder which three they were...haha! Each book in Farseer brought tears (or buckets of tears in RA) to my eyes at some point throughout the journey. I would love to see a spoiler livestream for this trilogy!
Oh, I enjoyed your review very much. Robin Hobb's RoTE is my most loved series of books, closely followed by ASOIAF, and that's only likely to change if GRRM completes the story. My favourite character is Patience. She's delightful. In a similar vein to GRRM's work, RoTE benefits from re-reading. As each segment of story is revealed, more depth is visible in earlier books. As beautiful and poignant as the Farseer Trilogy is, it has an even stronger pull on the heartstrings as Fitz gets older and learns things that alter his perspective. I very much look forward to keeping you company on your adventure into the RoTE. *also - I would love spoiler reviews too
Nighteyes. I grew up with a German Shepherd dog and Nighteyes reminds me so much of that special relationship, especially the loyalty and protectivness.
Awesome review! I really hope you continue on your Realm of the Elderlings journey. I love Fitz's second and third trilogies and would love to hear your thoughts on them once you read them!
@@thefantasynuttwork omg, that's awesome! The Liveship trilogy has some of the best character arcs ever imo. Characters I hated in book 1 went on to become my favs by book 3 and vice versa. Robin Hobb's characterization is just so incredible... :)
I'm starting Assassin's Apprentice next month and feel even more excited after listening to everything you had to say! A Song of Ice and Fire is one of my favorite series too. Malazan is shooting up there for me so far, and I'm curious what will happen after reading Liveship Traders. I hope you continue loving the Realm of the Elderlings!
Okay, your excitement over your experience with this series and Hobb as an author and you rank her with Tad Williams - sounds like I need to read some Tad Williams!!
Yes!!! I'll be reviewing one of his standalones in the coming weeks and I think it's a great place to start with him. It's called The War of the Flowers, it's an adult fairy-tale/portal fantasy. It's possibly my favorite standalone ever
@10:55 As to what you've mentioned about the locks and the door bars, I think that the more Fitz had to endure and sacrifice, the more reserved and closed he became, so the analogy was on point.
Great review! Insightful and well spoken. RoTE is my favorite series ever and Fitz and the Fool are my two favorite characters ever. You’re really in for a wild ride. Some absolutely heart wrencing, crushing moments that’ll leave you bawling your eyes out and some heart soaring, incredibly happy and cathartic moments that’ll, also, leave you bawling your eyes out! You’ll get to know these characters so well that by the time you’re done, you’ll feel like you’ve lived a whole lifetime with them. Hobb is truly a master of character writing. I’m excited for you! You’ve got yourself a new subscriber in me aswell!
I'm so happy you enjoyed the review and have joined the community!! Farseer blew my mind and I'm almost done with book two in Liveships and it's even better!! I also have a spoiler discussion video for farseer on my channel you may enjoy. Thanks for being here 😁
@@thefantasynuttwork oh man, Liveships is amazing. Tied with The Tawny Man as my second favorite series within the series. Will check out the spoiler discussion for sure.
I can't seem to find the right words to describe how powerful this series is. The biggest compliment I give is that I had stopped reading for a long time but these books made me a reader again
I loved your thoughts on this trilogy(my favorite series), I’m glad you loved Robin Hobb’s writing, I think she has the best writing in fantasy! Just wanted to say that I subscribed because of this video and will be checking out more content by you.
Wonderful review Jimmy! I just finished rereading Farseer and now going to continue with the rest of the series for the first time. The first trilogy is already some of my favorite fantasy I’ve ever read. I enjoyed book 3 and and the ending much more on reread.
Deliciously Aggravating. Perfect descriptor for Fitz at times. XD Super favorite characters are Nighteyes, the Fool, Ketchikan are my fav trio. The father/mother figures/mentors a close second group.
Great review! I just picked up the illustrated edition of Assassin’s Apprentice. I was going to put reading this off until January but you have persuaded me to start it NOW. So thanks!
Yes! Fantastic review! Very articulate and intelligent. Loved listening to you gush about this trilogy! Now, what if I told you that Liveship Traders is even better? Multiple POVs, pirates, giant sea monsters, sentient ships, it's fantastically well done. And since you say you won't to read more great first-person narrative stories, I can't recommend the Red Rising Saga enough. Epic sci-fi space opera that is shockingly good.
Thank you for this video. I have just started book three Assassin's Quest, and Robin Hobb has shown me what a well written trilogy can do. I've never been much of a series reader. I'll read a book and then a year later I may pick up book two. And I did do that after Assassin's Apprentice, it was two years later when I started Royal Assassin, but that book just sucked me in so much that as soon as I finished it, I began Assassin's Quest. I can almost say that your comments are my thoughts. This series is the best I've read, so far.
Great review! Oh man if you love this series that much already by Farseer, the rest of her books will blow your mind. Farseer is good, but it is her second weakest series (imo), Liveship Traders and the final trilogy is just.... WOW! Enjoy, brother! Argh I want to reread everything!!
Totally agreed, it's really hard to sell he first trilogy but it's so worth it. And I have to say, this is the best farseer trilogy I've ever wathed, even after rewatching and waching other reivews for the first time. You really get into it and you say so much more that feels relevant.
Hey you! I know the constant speeding ahead of possible buddy reads is your favorite pastime, but I draw the line at this flawless attempt to shatter my tbr. I was so happy with sticking to it up till this moment.
Great video and im looking forward to more ROTE content! Im subbed for sure and hungry for more! Im a huge fan of farseer and just reread the farseer trilogy for the fourth time, so its great to hear your opinion!
@@thefantasynuttwork i will check it out right when im done watching this one! Im currently rereading it but ill probably binge some of your vids for now! Its really a underrated series and kinda niche nowadays so few people talk about it!
@@thefantasynuttwork im very glad to hear that! Im watching the ship of magic review right now and then will go on to the discussion video when i have time! I love your style of making videos too
So glad I found your channel! I've had the same experience where I really loved ASOIAF and struggled to find another book that I enjoyed as much until I read Farseer 😆
Actually just received the Illustrated Editions a few days ago. Just need to read the last two books in The Faithful And The Fallen and I'll probably dive into this trilogy next... and then read the rest of The Realm of the Elderlings... probably... almost certainly... I like things that make me ugly cry and I hope this does it for me, lol. Nice review!
Late to the party here but I just finished the Farseer trilogy. You’re always spot on with your analysis and reviews Jimmy. Royal Assassin was amazing. Assassins Quest had a little too much fat on it but still a delicious steak.
Wanted to watch this after loving the liveshow with Chris. I love the way you talk about it. I still remember finishing the trilogy last summer and needing a week to think about it and then wrote a three page letter to one of my best friends on my vacation just recommending this series. And now another of my friends recently finished AA and now reads RA. When I asked her what she liled about the first book she said "It's hard to put my finger on it but the whole experience of reading it just felt... good." I really liked that. Robin Hobb already challenged Pierce Brown for the place of my favourite author after the first trilogy. Now, currently reading City of Dragons, I can confidently say, she is my favourite author of all time. And based on what you mentioned loving I think there is a good chance for you to love the rest of the series as well❤️
Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot. I really still struggle with articulating everything that makes Hobb so special, and preemptively I feel safe saying that when I'm done with RotE she will be one of my favorite authors of all time, if not #1.
Subscribed because of this video. Totally agree with you on the series. I kinda have the feeling Robin Hobb unjustly gets the shaft from most booktubers because of her pace and lack of action. I am currently in the middle of the Liveship Traders and I love it even more. Hope you will enjoy it too and keep up the good work!
@@thefantasynuttwork Glad to hear it. I will be looking forward to your review. Just out of curiosity will you be doing a book-by-book review style or the series as a whole?
@@wormemperor4167 you know I'm not totally sure. A lot of times when I review a book 2 or 3 of a trilogy I find keeping it spoiler free is hard and also I feel like I repeat myself a bit. However I have in the past done a book 1 review and then a trilogy/series review after that. We will see, I'd like to start doing livestreams where I talk spoilers and such as well. So yeah I guess idk yet, is there a way that you prefer?
@@thefantasynuttwork Yeah I can see how being spoiler free would be hard. Thanks for asking but I don't really have a preference. It depends on the series and after reading the first book of Liveship Traders I have a feeling that a series review would work better. At least in my opinion. But I would be interested in the live stream after you read Ship Of Magic. Do you host them on your channel or twitch?
This video made me subscribe 🙂 Fitz is my favorite character till the end of time. The Fitz and the Fool trilogy are the best three books I have read in my 30 years of life. Hope you enjoy all of the books and would love to see a spoiler filled discussion 😁👍
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! I'm so excited to see what's next for Fitz. Just started Liveships today and will have much more Hobb content coming 😄
Great review! I read Farseer like 10 years ago, and the rest of the Realm of the Elderlings, and I think about wanting to reread them all the time. Some of my favorite moments from any books I've read are from these books. Robin Hobb is amazing.
Im new to your channel, thanks for the content! Ive been looking for a series like the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. Can't wait to keep exploring your videos to find that gem.
Appreciate your take. I'm trying to decide which series to read next. I've narrowed it down to Fitz saga and Wheel of Time. I have read the first book of Wheel of time which is why I was leaning towards it but your review put me back in limbo. Finishing up the Poppy War trilogy and it feels like a chore. It wasn't for me. I thought it would be well done grimdark, but it feels like it can't put its weight too fully in any direction. It has its moments though. Don't know why I'm rambling. Guess I'm just processing it all.
I don't know what you chose, but that's definitely a tough choice, as RotE and WoT are my top two favorite series. WoT has a ton of great characters that end up acting on an epic scale, while RotE has characterwork that will wring all the emotions out of you and leave you grateful for the experience. And both are enhanced upon rereads. Can't go wrong either way.
Awesome video my friend, I agree this book literally sucks you in from the first page, I went to a Barnes and noble,read some of this,way of kings,wheel of time and this one by far hooks you in the hardest of those books..had me read like 20 pages before I put it down.. haven’t bought or read more but I can see it being very addicting! How would you rate far seer compared to banished lands and Stormlight ? I know Stormlight is unfinished but as best as you can, I really love your videos,your very in depth,digestible in what you say and know how to keep the viewers attention (your wrestling background,probably helps to know how to keep people’s attention), keep up the videos,can’t wait to see a top 10 fantasy series from you one day :)
I appreciate the compliment, thank you! I'd say I enjoy Farseer more about the same as Stormlight and FATF. However the entire series of Hobbs, which continues after Farseer is better than those two for me. Realm of the Elderlings is probably my second favorite series ever
@@thefantasynuttwork very well deserved compliment my friend.So what your saying is that you enjoy Stormlight,Banished lands,assassin trilogy all equally but as a whole realm of the elderlings is your 2nd overall all time fav series, only topped by Game of Thrones? I’m curious to see if that changes seeing as Stormlight is gonna be a 10 book series and is only 40% complete currently.
I have read a lot of fantasy books, and a score of all sorts of different genres by big and small authors... I can easily say having read only 2/3 of this series so far... favorite book series and author for fantasy. It is as you say, each book is so different. Although the first book I had a awful time getting into the series in the first 50 pages or so...and then like a click I couldn't put it down. In all honesty I have never shouted aloud over anything while reading a book, nor have a I thought about characters or a book series as much as I have with this one. The Farseer trilogy should be considered the standard for fantasy books, in my opinion.
re: the Door thing in book 2 - it's just *amazing* how Hobb, by taking you through Fitz's view in first person can lead you down through all his decisions in a way that always make perfect sense (even if you disagree) - only for something to happen or someone to show up, and slap some sense into him, and you the reader are equally like "Holy shit, I didn't see all this other stuff he was missing" - the his mentality is perfectly reflected in the focus of the writing, just perfect 1st person.
Just finished book 1, after years of dithering, worried it would trigger me. Well, I loved it! The first thing that hit me was the language. I was literally reading with my pencil, underlining passages, and for important ones, I would use stickers. You should see my paperback 😂 And I can’t stop thinking about it. Definitely carrying on, at least book 2 and 3, then perhaps take a little while to ‘cook’ it in my head before carrying on. 😊
Yeeeeeessssssss! I can’t wait to see what you think of the Liveship because they explode the size of the world. And it alternates perspective chapters so it’s very different from the Fitz books but equally good. And yasssssss Farseer chat!!!!
I have to give you a ton of credit for so highly recommending Hobb. To see this world burst open and all through a different perspective is going to be so thrilling. I hold your opinion in high regard friend 😃
Burrich for sure. Book 2 is where Farseer shines fo rme but I think there are big problems with the series, book 3 left a bitter taste in my mouth. Liveships is meant to be a lot better though so I’m still excited to continue.
I've heard pretty much exclusively that Liveships is better, with some saying it's the best in the entire series. I think book 3 of Farseer has some odd points but I still very much enjoyed it. Certainly a step down from Royal Assassin though. Thanks for the comment and stopping by Stuart!
I totally agree I was so addicted and binged that whole series. However, I did not like the ending. Pretty sure Robin Hobb thought of the saddest ending and wrote it.
I'm not much of a reader but managed to read 6 of these books in like two months (for me that's a lot). To me they're almost great but for all the excitement and waiting whilst reading, the pay off is always lacking. You'll be stuck waiting like three entire books for something to finally be revealed and it ends up minor and pointless or ignored entirely.
@@irishknight6893 ASOIAF Is my favorite of all time but Farseer and then everything else in realm of the Elderlings is finished so I usually prioritize finished works
@@thefantasynuttwork 16 books is a shit load to read though, do they read fast? My first born will be born late April, you think I can finish before that ? Doubt I can read a lot with a newborn or maybe I can ? lol
I hilariously remember finding out about the Farseer triology through the Onion video- "Prison guards gun down inmate, trying to escape prison through the transportive power of reading" The Onion employees have culture! :,-) More people need to know about this What do you think about a movie adaptation?
So, my review: (don’t spoil anything guys pls) I’m currently reading book 3 (SPOILER haha, to be exact, in that painful moments when they tried to heal his back😬, urgh, that was so terrible, that was the first time in the series (for now) when I wanted to scream “just stop it!” ) I came across these series a month ago when I was searching for some cool fantasy When I started I was like: umm, it seems ok, but are we really going to be seeing things from a little boy’s perspective? Not cool… But then, one day, I realised: oh my god, I think I’m in love with this book, I’m moving into my new favourite world now😛 So here I am And last, I feel like book 2 was a bit tedious and for me, this book seemed like a never-ending fever dream and not book 3, that one felt the most alive and real
I think Farseer is really solid. A lot of likeable characters but I felt weird about the ending. It didn't work for me because the fighting was so removed and Fitz didn't do a lot of that. Also the thing with Veriity and Fitz and Kettricken at the end was morally very questionable to put it lightly. It was in honesty disturbing and disgusting (If you know you know). Also the baddies the red ship pirates were too bad for the fun of it and inhumane. But the characters really made me look past the negatives and Liveship Trader is even better. Wintrow is as of now my favorite in the whole Realm of the Elderlings.
I’m finishing assassin’s quest and omg!! A little slow for my taste (in comparison to book 2) but still, what a masterpiece of epic fantasy and character development 🔥
He was an interesting character but I mostly hated him and then felt somewhat pity but still with a good dosage of hatred because like he's just awful. I forget the name of his woman but she deserved better
Cpt. Kenneth is legit one of the best villains ever and it’s kinda exceptional for someone who is just basically a broken man with no powers other than his luck
Bro if your gonna do a non-spoiler review, than please don’t say shit that gives stuff away. The bastard remark, I’d rather have read and see if i caught it myself now i know..
@@thefantasynuttwork right, so after watching your review, which I did enjoy, I go right into reading the book and I don’t get a chance to hear it or not hear it, without already knowing. Also, I’m six chapters in, and Fitz still hasn’t realized it himself. To me, spoiler free should mean spoiler free, not the spoilers I think you shouldn’t know won’t be in this video. Lastly, what does a spoiler being early have to do with it not being a spoiler? Bran getting shoved by Jamie Lan. happens super early, does that mean in a spoiler free review that’s fine to let folks know? It’s just little tiny criticism in an otherwise pretty good review. It’s alright bro.
Who is your favorite character from Farseer and why is it The Fool?
Night eyes , We are pack!! Night eyes is so loyal and Fits protector.
@@oscarandino9230 yesssssss
Burrich and Chade close second
Ah yes and Verity would have been also maybe third but the thing he pulled at the end with Kettricken and Fitz was too disturbing so he's just an honorable mention
Patience, Chade and Night eyes ❤
@@Helloitsme5618 yesssss
It’s very hard to put into words what the magic of Robin Hobb is. I’m doing a reread now and I just finished Fool’s Errand. To be back in this world is such a comfort for me and like coming home when I am with Fitz. How can an author break your heart so many times but you just want to sink back in as soon as you can? Her prose is so beautiful but you almost don’t realize it until you stop reading. The way she can evoke so much emotion with one line of dialogue from a character or describe a beautiful valley in a way that makes you feel the breeze on your face and the smell of the grass...ugh. She’s my favorite author and I get so much joy out of watching people discover her for the first time that connect with her like I do.
I couldn't echo all that you said there enough, and I've only read the first trilogy! She's truly an expert of her craft and I get what you mean by the heartbreak but still wanting to be there with Fitz. He's such a tangible character
Fool’s Errand has scenes that involve the wit/skill meshing that gave me goosebumps just reading them. Even just typing this comment and remembering those scenes I’m getting goosebumps. It’s so ethereal and abstract, but completely digestible. How does she do it??!
I read the Realm of the Elderlings back in high school (the first 9 books at least, since that was what published at the time) and I honestly think Robin Hobb set the bar so high and I don't know if I've read anything that's topped it. I remember where I was when I read the end of Royal Assassin the first time. I chase that high to this day whenever I pick up a fantasy book.
Seeing a bunch of people on booktube discuss this series has inspired me to reread this series for the first time since high school and it's just as excellent now as it was then. (Just finished Farseer, going into Liveship Traders) You're totally right when you say Robin Hobb's strength is in the details. One that always gets me is whenever Burrich calls Fitz "son" and Fitz doesn't notice.
I'd love to see spoiler discussions on this series.
To have that high and chase it is such an amazing feeling as a reader. I've been chasing that since A Storm of Swords and Royal Assassin has finally quelled it!
I'm gonna get some time freed up for a spoiler discussion livestream I think, there's a lot to go over 😬
I absolutely loved the farseer trilogy, i read it back in November and i just had to keep reading the rest of her books. Im about to start the Fitz and the Fool trilogy, bit scared to go into it as its the last trilogy but just cant wait!
I would love to see a spoiler discussion!
Seems like spoiler talk must happen! I think when I'm reaching the end of ROTE I'll feel the same way 😭
Great to see you enjoyed the series RoTE is easily in my top 5 series of all time, can't wait to hear your thought on liveship traders it has one of my favorite character arcs i have ever read. It is amazing how good Robin Hobb is at writing great characters going into the final trilogy there where so many characters that i loved and she still manages to introduce a new one that might be my favorite of them all lol.
Damn that's good to hear! I've heard so much about liveships characters that I'm dying to get to it. Should be starting it next week 😁
My wife is blowing through this trilogy she loves it. She’s always excited to read something before me for once 😂. So I’m excited to get to it in a couple months.
You're in for a treat 😊
I loved the entire Realm of the Elderlings series. I'm sure you will as well. Keep up the good work! Just finished the first book of Memory Sorrow Thorn on your recommendation and have really enjoyed it so far.
I'm looking forward to more Hobb! Really happy to hear you're enjoying Memory Sorrow and Thorn. Tad is a wonderful writer. Appreciate the comment!
This is one of the best book reviews I have ever seen. Masterfully put together. I'm honestly in awe 🔥🔥🔥
This made my day, thank you so much
This is my favourite series of all time. Ever. Her writing and character work is simply amazing, and everything ties together beautifully 🤩 Loved this review! Hope you enjoy the rest of books.
Thanks so much! Her writing is one of if not the best I've read
It was great to hear your thoughts about Farseer, I really love this trilogy and I can´t wait to hear your opinions on Liveship Traders, I´m about to begin Mad Ship, and is truly amazing as well. And, yes, I would love to watch some spoiler conversations, please do some of them.
I'm in the middle of mad ship now 😁
I'll be doing a spoiler discussion livestream for Farseer this Sunday at 2pm est
If you can't make it for it live it'll be on the channel after as a video 😁
Dude I’m so pumped because of you to be reading this series in the summer. It’s going to be awesome. I’m looking forward to this.
Duuuude it's so good! The character work is top notch.. excited to see what you think!
So happy that you liked these books, they're my absolute favorites. Would love to hear a spoilery discussion!
Gonna try to do a spoiler discussion soon!
Hey dude thought you should know that you're quickly becoming one of my favorite booktubers. I'm far from getting into Robin Hobb but I still appreciate your non-spoiler take. Godspeed good sir ^
That means a ton to me, truly thank you so much.
Oh, you have so much ahead of you! So much pain and heartbreak but also moments of joy and love. The rest of the series is so good. Liveship Traders is my personal favorite but the rest are also excellent.
Let me tell you, there are events from Farseer that you won't know the full impact until the last series. The magic will slowly be discovered and the actual interpretation of the events will be looked at from a different light. Super excited for you.
The gradual escalation of magic and consequences is what has appealed to me the most about the series. The fact I have more to go in the series has me very optimistic on ROTE ranking in my all time list. Looking forward to Liveship!!!
I've read 25 books so far this year and only cried during 3 of them. I wonder which three they were...haha! Each book in Farseer brought tears (or buckets of tears in RA) to my eyes at some point throughout the journey. I would love to see a spoiler livestream for this trilogy!
25!? You're on a roll!!
Thanks for watching 😁
Oh, I enjoyed your review very much.
Robin Hobb's RoTE is my most loved series of books, closely followed by ASOIAF, and that's only likely to change if GRRM completes the story.
My favourite character is Patience. She's delightful.
In a similar vein to GRRM's work, RoTE benefits from re-reading. As each segment of story is revealed, more depth is visible in earlier books. As beautiful and poignant as the Farseer Trilogy is, it has an even stronger pull on the heartstrings as Fitz gets older and learns things that alter his perspective.
I very much look forward to keeping you company on your adventure into the RoTE.
*also - I would love spoiler reviews too
I'm seeing a lot of love for Lady Patience and I like it. Spoiler talk is definitely something I'm interested in. Thanks for watching 😁
Great review. Love finding more people who love Hobb. She deserves it!
Thanks! There will be lots more Hobb here on my channel 😁
@@thefantasynuttwork 🥳🥳🥳
Nighteyes. I grew up with a German Shepherd dog and Nighteyes reminds me so much of that special relationship, especially the loyalty and protectivness.
That's so awesome
Awesome review! I really hope you continue on your Realm of the Elderlings journey. I love Fitz's second and third trilogies and would love to hear your thoughts on them once you read them!
I'm doing all off RotE! I'm half way through Ship of Destiny right now and will do reviews and a big spoiler discussion stream for that as well!
I also have a Farseer spoiler discussion here on my channel you may enjoy
@@thefantasynuttwork omg, that's awesome! The Liveship trilogy has some of the best character arcs ever imo. Characters I hated in book 1 went on to become my favs by book 3 and vice versa. Robin Hobb's characterization is just so incredible... :)
@@bobbytran3878 I don't even think it's arguable, she has the best character work of all time tbh
I'm starting Assassin's Apprentice next month and feel even more excited after listening to everything you had to say! A Song of Ice and Fire is one of my favorite series too. Malazan is shooting up there for me so far, and I'm curious what will happen after reading Liveship Traders. I hope you continue loving the Realm of the Elderlings!
I will definitely let ya know with another review once I'm through liveships haha! Can't wait to get to Malazan 🔥
Okay, your excitement over your experience with this series and Hobb as an author and you rank her with Tad Williams - sounds like I need to read some Tad Williams!!
Yes!!! I'll be reviewing one of his standalones in the coming weeks and I think it's a great place to start with him. It's called The War of the Flowers, it's an adult fairy-tale/portal fantasy. It's possibly my favorite standalone ever
@@thefantasynuttwork Thank you! I'll start there :D
Great video! Hard agree on the Fool. From reading Ch 1 of SoM I can already tell you that the world really opens up which is awesome.
Thank you 😁I want ALLLLL of the 6 duchies and what lies beyond.
@10:55
As to what you've mentioned about the locks and the door bars, I think that the more Fitz had to endure and sacrifice, the more reserved and closed he became, so the analogy was on point.
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed haha
Great review! Insightful and well spoken. RoTE is my favorite series ever and Fitz and the Fool are my two favorite characters ever.
You’re really in for a wild ride. Some absolutely heart wrencing, crushing moments that’ll leave you bawling your eyes out and some heart soaring, incredibly happy and cathartic moments that’ll, also, leave you bawling your eyes out!
You’ll get to know these characters so well that by the time you’re done, you’ll feel like you’ve lived a whole lifetime with them. Hobb is truly a master of character writing. I’m excited for you!
You’ve got yourself a new subscriber in me aswell!
I'm so happy you enjoyed the review and have joined the community!! Farseer blew my mind and I'm almost done with book two in Liveships and it's even better!!
I also have a spoiler discussion video for farseer on my channel you may enjoy. Thanks for being here 😁
@@thefantasynuttwork oh man, Liveships is amazing. Tied with The Tawny Man as my second favorite series within the series. Will check out the spoiler discussion for sure.
I can't seem to find the right words to describe how powerful this series is. The biggest compliment I give is that I had stopped reading for a long time but these books made me a reader again
The best compliment
I loved your thoughts on this trilogy(my favorite series), I’m glad you loved Robin Hobb’s writing, I think she has the best writing in fantasy! Just wanted to say that I subscribed because of this video and will be checking out more content by you.
Thank you so much!
So glad you read these books. I felt exactly as you did. These books stick with you. I still think about them often.
RotE is awesome
@@thefantasynuttwork Will be watching all of your spoiler discussions. I need to refresh myself with RotE.
It’s so great to see review who appreciates the writing on the same level as me. Great video, subbed!
Oh I’m already subbed to you, my bad 😂
Hahaha thank you either way 😊 I love Hobb
Wonderful review Jimmy! I just finished rereading Farseer and now going to continue with the rest of the series for the first time. The first trilogy is already some of my favorite fantasy I’ve ever read. I enjoyed book 3 and and the ending much more on reread.
Yeah AQ definitely better on reread I imagine!
Deliciously Aggravating. Perfect descriptor for Fitz at times. XD Super favorite characters are Nighteyes, the Fool, Ketchikan are my fav trio. The father/mother figures/mentors a close second group.
Great review! I just picked up the illustrated edition of Assassin’s Apprentice. I was going to put reading this off until January but you have persuaded me to start it NOW. So thanks!
Thanks! I am hoping you enjoy it as much as I did 😊
Yes! Fantastic review! Very articulate and intelligent. Loved listening to you gush about this trilogy! Now, what if I told you that Liveship Traders is even better? Multiple POVs, pirates, giant sea monsters, sentient ships, it's fantastically well done.
And since you say you won't to read more great first-person narrative stories, I can't recommend the Red Rising Saga enough. Epic sci-fi space opera that is shockingly good.
Red rising should be happening this year! Thanks for the kind words 😊
Thank you for this video. I have just started book three Assassin's Quest, and Robin Hobb has shown me what a well written trilogy can do. I've never been much of a series reader. I'll read a book and then a year later I may pick up book two. And I did do that after Assassin's Apprentice, it was two years later when I started Royal Assassin, but that book just sucked me in so much that as soon as I finished it, I began Assassin's Quest. I can almost say that your comments are my thoughts. This series is the best I've read, so far.
That's awesome to hear Tom 😁
Great review! Oh man if you love this series that much already by Farseer, the rest of her books will blow your mind. Farseer is good, but it is her second weakest series (imo), Liveship Traders and the final trilogy is just.... WOW! Enjoy, brother! Argh I want to reread everything!!
So glad to hear that. I think I'm in for a great time with this one 🔥
Totally agreed, it's really hard to sell he first trilogy but it's so worth it. And I have to say, this is the best farseer trilogy I've ever wathed, even after rewatching and waching other reivews for the first time. You really get into it and you say so much more that feels relevant.
Ahhh thank you so much!!! That's one of the best compliments I've received. I love this series
Hey you! I know the constant speeding ahead of possible buddy reads is your favorite pastime, but I draw the line at this flawless attempt to shatter my tbr. I was so happy with sticking to it up till this moment.
TBR shatter is my new special move. Buddy read bandit strikes again! 😂
Great video and im looking forward to more ROTE content! Im subbed for sure and hungry for more! Im a huge fan of farseer and just reread the farseer trilogy for the fourth time, so its great to hear your opinion!
Thank you so much! If you check out my channel I actually posted my Ship of Magic review as well, you may like it!
@@thefantasynuttwork i will check it out right when im done watching this one! Im currently rereading it but ill probably binge some of your vids for now! Its really a underrated series and kinda niche nowadays so few people talk about it!
@@crypticweeb I'm gonna make as many videos as possible because I love this series SO much
@@crypticweeb oh also I have a spoiler discussion for Farseer here on the channel as well it I think it's a super fun video
@@thefantasynuttwork im very glad to hear that! Im watching the ship of magic review right now and then will go on to the discussion video when i have time! I love your style of making videos too
So glad I found your channel! I've had the same experience where I really loved ASOIAF and struggled to find another book that I enjoyed as much until I read Farseer 😆
I'm glad you found the channel too. It's a journey many of us are on and shows how impactful ASOIAF really is 😬
I totally agree with you with RoTE contending for my top series of all time. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on liveship and the later books.
It's gonna be a wild ride. Maybe we should do a livestream about Farseer 👀
Actually just received the Illustrated Editions a few days ago. Just need to read the last two books in The Faithful And The Fallen and I'll probably dive into this trilogy next... and then read the rest of The Realm of the Elderlings... probably... almost certainly... I like things that make me ugly cry and I hope this does it for me, lol.
Nice review!
Thanks! This is definitely an ugly cry series 😅
Late to the party here but I just finished the Farseer trilogy. You’re always spot on with your analysis and reviews Jimmy. Royal Assassin was amazing. Assassins Quest had a little too much fat on it but still a delicious steak.
I appreciate my dude!
Wanted to watch this after loving the liveshow with Chris. I love the way you talk about it. I still remember finishing the trilogy last summer and needing a week to think about it and then wrote a three page letter to one of my best friends on my vacation just recommending this series. And now another of my friends recently finished AA and now reads RA. When I asked her what she liled about the first book she said "It's hard to put my finger on it but the whole experience of reading it just felt... good." I really liked that.
Robin Hobb already challenged Pierce Brown for the place of my favourite author after the first trilogy. Now, currently reading City of Dragons, I can confidently say, she is my favourite author of all time. And based on what you mentioned loving I think there is a good chance for you to love the rest of the series as well❤️
Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot. I really still struggle with articulating everything that makes Hobb so special, and preemptively I feel safe saying that when I'm done with RotE she will be one of my favorite authors of all time, if not #1.
I have to resist the urge to overhype Liveship, but.....i don't think I will succeed. Or maybe it is impossible to overhype
Hobb makes it very hard to not be hyperbolic
Subscribed because of this video. Totally agree with you on the series. I kinda have the feeling Robin Hobb unjustly gets the shaft from most booktubers because of her pace and lack of action. I am currently in the middle of the Liveship Traders and I love it even more. Hope you will enjoy it too and keep up the good work!
I am so glad to hear that. Hobb will never get shafted on this channel I can assure you that! I'll be starting Liveship within the next week 😁
@@thefantasynuttwork Glad to hear it. I will be looking forward to your review. Just out of curiosity will you be doing a book-by-book review style or the series as a whole?
@@wormemperor4167 you know I'm not totally sure. A lot of times when I review a book 2 or 3 of a trilogy I find keeping it spoiler free is hard and also I feel like I repeat myself a bit. However I have in the past done a book 1 review and then a trilogy/series review after that. We will see, I'd like to start doing livestreams where I talk spoilers and such as well. So yeah I guess idk yet, is there a way that you prefer?
@@thefantasynuttwork Yeah I can see how being spoiler free would be hard. Thanks for asking but I don't really have a preference. It depends on the series and after reading the first book of Liveship Traders I have a feeling that a series review would work better. At least in my opinion. But I would be interested in the live stream after you read Ship Of Magic. Do you host them on your channel or twitch?
@@wormemperor4167 I do everything here on my RUclips channel 😁
This video made me subscribe 🙂 Fitz is my favorite character till the end of time. The Fitz and the Fool trilogy are the best three books I have read in my 30 years of life. Hope you enjoy all of the books and would love to see a spoiler filled discussion 😁👍
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! I'm so excited to see what's next for Fitz. Just started Liveships today and will have much more Hobb content coming 😄
Great review! I read Farseer like 10 years ago, and the rest of the Realm of the Elderlings, and I think about wanting to reread them all the time. Some of my favorite moments from any books I've read are from these books. Robin Hobb is amazing.
No better time to re-read than now, right? Haha
I own the first two books now and it's VERY VERY tempting to start soon.
Im new to your channel, thanks for the content! Ive been looking for a series like the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. Can't wait to keep exploring your videos to find that gem.
Best of luck!
Appreciate your take. I'm trying to decide which series to read next. I've narrowed it down to Fitz saga and Wheel of Time. I have read the first book of Wheel of time which is why I was leaning towards it but your review put me back in limbo. Finishing up the Poppy War trilogy and it feels like a chore. It wasn't for me. I thought it would be well done grimdark, but it feels like it can't put its weight too fully in any direction. It has its moments though. Don't know why I'm rambling. Guess I'm just processing it all.
Poppy war was up and down for me for sure. I would say I enjoyed Farseer more than the first 4 books of WoT, but I still like WoT a lot!
I don't know what you chose, but that's definitely a tough choice, as RotE and WoT are my top two favorite series. WoT has a ton of great characters that end up acting on an epic scale, while RotE has characterwork that will wring all the emotions out of you and leave you grateful for the experience. And both are enhanced upon rereads. Can't go wrong either way.
Awesome video my friend, I agree this book literally sucks you in from the first page, I went to a Barnes and noble,read some of this,way of kings,wheel of time and this one by far hooks you in the hardest of those books..had me read like 20 pages before I put it down.. haven’t bought or read more but I can see it being very addicting! How would you rate far seer compared to banished lands and Stormlight ? I know Stormlight is unfinished but as best as you can, I really love your videos,your very in depth,digestible in what you say and know how to keep the viewers attention (your wrestling background,probably helps to know how to keep people’s attention), keep up the videos,can’t wait to see a top 10 fantasy series from you one day :)
I appreciate the compliment, thank you! I'd say I enjoy Farseer more about the same as Stormlight and FATF. However the entire series of Hobbs, which continues after Farseer is better than those two for me. Realm of the Elderlings is probably my second favorite series ever
@@thefantasynuttwork very well deserved compliment my friend.So what your saying is that you enjoy Stormlight,Banished lands,assassin trilogy all equally but as a whole realm of the elderlings is your 2nd overall all time fav series, only topped by Game of Thrones? I’m curious to see if that changes seeing as Stormlight is gonna be a 10 book series and is only 40% complete currently.
@@irishknight6893 yep that's what I'm saying
Criminally under viewed. Good takes, very charismatic, and a great face.
Thank you 😁
I have read a lot of fantasy books, and a score of all sorts of different genres by big and small authors... I can easily say having read only 2/3 of this series so far... favorite book series and author for fantasy. It is as you say, each book is so different. Although the first book I had a awful time getting into the series in the first 50 pages or so...and then like a click I couldn't put it down. In all honesty I have never shouted aloud over anything while reading a book, nor have a I thought about characters or a book series as much as I have with this one. The Farseer trilogy should be considered the standard for fantasy books, in my opinion.
Love to hear that
re: the Door thing in book 2 - it's just *amazing* how Hobb, by taking you through Fitz's view in first person can lead you down through all his decisions in a way that always make perfect sense (even if you disagree) - only for something to happen or someone to show up, and slap some sense into him, and you the reader are equally like "Holy shit, I didn't see all this other stuff he was missing" - the his mentality is perfectly reflected in the focus of the writing, just perfect 1st person.
Yeah this is near perfect execution of the first person perspective
Just finished book 1, after years of dithering, worried it would trigger me. Well, I loved it!
The first thing that hit me was the language. I was literally reading with my pencil, underlining passages, and for important ones, I would use stickers. You should see my paperback 😂 And I can’t stop thinking about it. Definitely carrying on, at least book 2 and 3, then perhaps take a little while to ‘cook’ it in my head before carrying on. 😊
This makes me so happy
Yeeeeeessssssss! I can’t wait to see what you think of the Liveship because they explode the size of the world. And it alternates perspective chapters so it’s very different from the Fitz books but equally good.
And yasssssss Farseer chat!!!!
I have to give you a ton of credit for so highly recommending Hobb. To see this world burst open and all through a different perspective is going to be so thrilling. I hold your opinion in high regard friend 😃
Starting this one while i wait on my last argument of kings soooooo excited
Oooooh LAOK was awesome. Hope you enjoy it and Farseer 😃
Started , read a few more came back to finish and wowwwwwwwww just wow i was hooked.i cannot wait to reas The rest
Watched your video.
Subscribed to your channel.
Got Assassin’s Apprentice from my local library.
*Raises wine glass*
Cheers! Happy reading, glad you're here 😁
@@thefantasynuttwork Thank you! Glad to be here, too! 😁📚
I’m jusbt finishing #1 Assassins Apprentice and I’m loving it. I personally like Fitz because I so see him as a victim…I also love the Fool.as well.
Awesome!
Burrich for sure. Book 2 is where Farseer shines fo rme but I think there are big problems with the series, book 3 left a bitter taste in my mouth. Liveships is meant to be a lot better though so I’m still excited to continue.
I've heard pretty much exclusively that Liveships is better, with some saying it's the best in the entire series. I think book 3 of Farseer has some odd points but I still very much enjoyed it. Certainly a step down from Royal Assassin though. Thanks for the comment and stopping by Stuart!
I just finished book one. I don't know why people dislike the first book so much.
I loved it
@@thefantasynuttwork I did too. I was hooked by the first line. I was like "dayum! This prose is nice!"
Yes, spoiler chat I beg of you
I must give the people what they want 😁
This year is the Hobb's year ❤
Yes it is and I couldn't be happier about it 🙂
I totally agree I was so addicted and binged that whole series. However, I did not like the ending. Pretty sure Robin Hobb thought of the saddest ending and wrote it.
It was indeed a sad one
I'm not much of a reader but managed to read 6 of these books in like two months (for me that's a lot). To me they're almost great but for all the excitement and waiting whilst reading, the pay off is always lacking. You'll be stuck waiting like three entire books for something to finally be revealed and it ends up minor and pointless or ignored entirely.
I actually have been satisfied with the payoffs but I could see some of her decisions feeling anticlimactic for some
Should I start Stormlight or Assassin trilogy for my next series? Never read either..
That's a hard pick. I would say Farseer trilogy because it's finished
@@thefantasynuttwork lastly farseer or ASOIAF?(watched show but haven’t read a single book)Picking what series to read next is so hard lol
@@irishknight6893 ASOIAF Is my favorite of all time but Farseer and then everything else in realm of the Elderlings is finished so I usually prioritize finished works
@@thefantasynuttwork 16 books is a shit load to read though, do they read fast? My first born will be born late April, you think I can finish before that ? Doubt I can read a lot with a newborn or maybe I can ? lol
@@irishknight6893 it'll just depend I guess haha also congrats!
Fitz makes me angry. But never have I read a series where the prose was part of the reason I stayed. I love the setting of the six duchies
Same, and Hobb is certainly something special when it comes to prose and atmosphere
I massively enjoyed all the farseer books and the whole world created here
The next ones are even better 😎
I hilariously remember finding out about the Farseer triology through the Onion video- "Prison guards gun down inmate, trying to escape prison through the transportive power of reading"
The Onion employees have culture! :,-)
More people need to know about this
What do you think about a movie adaptation?
I wonder how a movie would be able to explore Fitz inner thoughts, I think it would have to be altered a good bit but it's absolutely possible
@@thefantasynuttwork , I think a video game would be more suitable
Just finished Assassin's Apprentice... Wow
So it begins!
So, my review: (don’t spoil anything guys pls)
I’m currently reading book 3 (SPOILER haha, to be exact, in that painful moments when they tried to heal his back😬, urgh, that was so terrible, that was the first time in the series (for now) when I wanted to scream “just stop it!” )
I came across these series a month ago when I was searching for some cool fantasy
When I started I was like: umm, it seems ok, but are we really going to be seeing things from a little boy’s perspective? Not cool…
But then, one day, I realised: oh my god, I think I’m in love with this book, I’m moving into my new favourite world now😛
So here I am
And last, I feel like book 2 was a bit tedious and for me, this book seemed like a never-ending fever dream and not book 3, that one felt the most alive and real
Im glad you're enjoying it!
I think Farseer is really solid. A lot of likeable characters but I felt weird about the ending. It didn't work for me because the fighting was so removed and Fitz didn't do a lot of that. Also the thing with Veriity and Fitz and Kettricken at the end was morally very questionable to put it lightly. It was in honesty disturbing and disgusting (If you know you know). Also the baddies the red ship pirates were too bad for the fun of it and inhumane. But the characters really made me look past the negatives and Liveship Trader is even better. Wintrow is as of now my favorite in the whole Realm of the Elderlings.
The end of Farseer was definitely weird haha, I'm hoping tawny man fleshes out some of it
Dude theirs too many series...robin hobb...john Gwynne...joe Abercrombie...wheel of time....game of thrones....where does it end!??
It's a good time to be a fantasy fan haha
I’m finishing assassin’s quest and omg!! A little slow for my taste (in comparison to book 2) but still, what a masterpiece of epic fantasy and character development 🔥
Wait till you meet captain Kennit. He almost almost made it to my favorite character of all time.
He was an interesting character but I mostly hated him and then felt somewhat pity but still with a good dosage of hatred because like he's just awful. I forget the name of his woman but she deserved better
I agree. Kennit is exceptionally well written.
@@aysseralwan same. if Hobb had taken his arc a different route he would (no doubt) have been my favorite character. He is just so dang interesting!
This is exciting to hear 😁
Cpt. Kenneth is legit one of the best villains ever and it’s kinda exceptional for someone who is just basically a broken man with no powers other than his luck
honey just you wait till liveships traders!
Reading it now 😃
@@thefantasynuttwork how far into it? liking it?
@@balrajsingh1492 I'm 600 pages in to book 1. Slow start but yeah I'm very much enjoying it now that's it's got going
Hobb hobb hobb ..
Not a fan at all of the series. Sapient points could have been condensed down to one book. A LOT of faff and shambling melodrama in between.
@@scriptkeeper8243 dang, hope your next read is great!
It's pronounced "Burr-rick".
Bro if your gonna do a non-spoiler review, than please don’t say shit that gives stuff away. The bastard remark, I’d rather have read and see if i caught it myself now i know..
It’s in the first like two chapters lol
@@thefantasynuttwork right, so after watching your review, which I did enjoy, I go right into reading the book and I don’t get a chance to hear it or not hear it, without already knowing. Also, I’m six chapters in, and Fitz still hasn’t realized it himself. To me, spoiler free should mean spoiler free, not the spoilers I think you shouldn’t know won’t be in this video.
Lastly, what does a spoiler being early have to do with it not being a spoiler? Bran getting shoved by Jamie Lan. happens super early, does that mean in a spoiler free review that’s fine to let folks know?
It’s just little tiny criticism in an otherwise pretty good review. It’s alright bro.
@@KcGil4300 enjoy the book