Praise for Robin Hobb’s

SHIP OF MAGIC

“Promises to be a truly extraordinary saga. . . .
The characterizations are consistently superb, and [Hobb] animates everything with love for and knowledge of the sea. If Patrick O’Brian were to turn to writing high fantasy, he might produce something like this. Kudos to the author, and encore!”—Booklist


“Hobb gives us her usual marvelously coherent setting and intriguing, multidimensional characters who refuse to be pigeonholed. . . . a new series sure to please fantasy fans.”
Publishers Weekly


“A colorful beginning to a new series.”—Locus


“Rich, complex . . . [Hobb’s] plotting is complex but tightly controlled, and her descriptive powers match her excellent visual imagination. But her chief virtue is that she delineates character extremely well. . . . I await [the next volume] eagerly.”—Interzone

More Praise for Robin Hobb’s
THE FARSEER TRILOGY

ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE

“A gleaming debut in the crowded field of epic fantasies and Arthurian romances.”Publishers Weekly


“An intriguing, controlled, and remarkably assured debut, at once satisfyingly self-contained yet leaving plenty of scope for future extensions and embellishments.”
Kirkus Reviews

ROYAL ASSASSIN

Royal Assassin offers great rewards. Hobb continues to revitalize a genre that often seems all too generic, making it new in ways that range from the subtle to the shocking. And beneath all, that wise, deeply involved humanity.”
Locus

ASSASSIN’S QUEST

“An enthralling conclusion to this superb trilogy, displaying an exceptional combination of originality, magic, adventure, character, and drama.”
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)