<p>‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’ George R. R. Martin</p> <p>'Hobb is superb, spinning wonderful characters and plots from pure imagination' Conn Iggulden</p> <p>‘Robin Hobb’s secret is not just the detail with which she depicts the Six Duchies world she has explored over 20 years . . . the feelings of anguish, ambiguity, fear and failure are as familiar as those in a novel by Jonathan Franzen’ Independent</p> <p>‘A little slice of heaven’ Guardian</p> <p>'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics' The Times</p>

The much-anticipated final conclusion to the Fitz and The Fool trilogy. Prince FitzChivalry Farseer’s daughter Bee was violently abducted from Withywoods by Servants of the Four in their search for the Unexpected Son, foretold to wield great power. With Fitz in pursuit, the Servants fled through a Skill-pillar, leaving no trace. It seems certain that they and their young hostage have perished in the Skill-river. Clerres, where White Prophets were trained by the Servants to set the world on a better path, has been corrupted by greed. Fitz is determined to reach the city and take vengeance on the Four, not only for the loss of Bee but also for their torture of the Fool. Accompanied by FitzVigilant, son of the assassin Chade, Chade’s protégé Spark and the stableboy Perseverance, Bee's only friend, their journey will take them from the Elderling city of Kelsingra, down the perilous Rain Wild River, and on to the Pirate Isles. Their mission for revenge will become a voyage of discovery, as well as of reunions, transformations and heartrending shocks. Startling answers to old mysteries are revealed. What became of the liveships Paragon and Vivacia and their crews? What is the origin of the Others and their eerie beach? How are liveships and dragons connected? But Fitz and his followers are not the only ones with a deadly grudge against the Four. An ancient wrong will bring them unlikely and dangerous allies in their quest. And if the corrupt society of Clerres is to be brought down, Fitz and the Fool will have to make a series of profound and fateful sacrifices. ASSASSIN’S FATE is a magnificent tour de force and with it Robin Hobb demonstrates yet again that she is the reigning queen of epic fantasy.
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The much-anticipated final conclusion to the Fitz and The Fool trilogy.
‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’ George R. R. Martin 'Hobb is superb, spinning wonderful characters and plots from pure imagination' Conn Iggulden ‘Robin Hobb’s secret is not just the detail with which she depicts the Six Duchies world she has explored over 20 years . . . the feelings of anguish, ambiguity, fear and failure are as familiar as those in a novel by Jonathan Franzen’ Independent ‘A little slice of heaven’ Guardian 'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics' The Times
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The Sunday Times bestselling epic fantasy novel
The Sunday Times bestselling epic fantasy novel • The conclusion to the Fitz and the Fool trilogy and the long-awaited finale to Hobb's most-loved world • ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE, Hobb’s debut, has now sold over 275,000 copies in the UK alone. • Extensive online publicity – prepublication extracts, author interviews and reviews • Robin Hobb will be in the UK to help promote the series • An extensive online and physical campaign will support publication Competition: SIX OF CROWS;THE NAME OF THE WIND;THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA;WHEEL OF TIME;THE FINAL EMPIRE;THE BLADE ITSELF;EARTHSEA;A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES;HARRY POTTER;DUNE. brandon;sanderson;scott;lynch;samantha;shannon;naomi;novik;katherine;arden;patrick;rothfuss;robert;jordan;leigh bardugo;joe abercrombie
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007444281
Publisert
2018-03-22
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperVoyager
Vekt
610 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
45 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
864

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Biographical note

Robin Hobb is one of the world’s finest writers of epic fiction.She was born in California in 1952 but raised in Alaska, where she learned how to raise a wolf cub, to skin a moose and to survive in the wilderness. When she married a fisherman who fished herring and the Kodiak salmon-run for half the year, these skills would stand her in good stead. She raised her family, ran a smallholding, delivered post to her remote community, all at the same time as writing stories and novels. She succeeded on all fronts, raising four children and becoming an internationally best-selling writer. She lives in Tacoma, Washington State.