Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #411 in Books
• Published on: 1998-03-16
• Binding: Paperback
• 848 pages

Synopsis
The gripping finale to Robin Hobb's classic Farseer trilogy, now reissued in gorgeous new livery. Keystone. Gate. Crossroads. Catalyst. Fitz is about to discover the truth about the Fool's prophecy. Having been resurrected from his fatal tortures in Regal's dungeons, Fitz has once more foiled Regal's attempts to be rid of him. Now, back in his own body, and after months of rehabilitation, Fitz begins the painful and slow process of learning the ways of a man again. Under the watchful eye of Burrich, old King Shrewd's Stablemaster, Fitz must learn to cast off the wild but carefree ways of the wolf and enter once more the human world: a world beset ever more viciously by the relentless Red Ship Raiders who are now left free to plunder any coastal town they please. But more immediately, a world in which he finds he is utterly alone. Regal has stripped the kingdom of its riches and retired to the inland city of Tradeford. Of Verity, on his quest to find the legendary Elderings, there has been no word; Molly, Kettricken and the Fool have all vanished. Unless Fitz can find Verity and help him in his quest, the Six Duchies will perish and there will be no safe place to live.

Customer Reviews

Die horribly for turning Fitz into a little girl.
I was amazed with Assassins Apprentice and loved Royal Assassin, but this was an atrocious way to end what could have been one of the greatest fantasy epics ever conceived. Yeah, she can write, there is no doubt about that, but the direction that she took Fitz in mentally is of a whining self pitying little girl. And he was anything but that in the previous two books. An absolute shame, and everything she's written since is pretty bland too.

Poor ending
Loved the first two. Deliberately saved the final book for my two-week holiday to Canada. Great start but it is as others have said: a rushed and poorly thought out ending. I could not believe what I was reading. She set the bar high but let the side down with a real shoddy finale.

Brilliant
It is without doubt a fantastic story; fast paced and enthralling. I would highly recommend it. Mind you the trilogy has stolen the last three days of my life- i've been unable to put it down!