Yeah, a lot of people felt it was even more rambly than the first one was... I shall probably borrow it from the library rather than buying it.
Do! She writes such brilliantly intelligent stories - lots of smart, kick-arse women who don't need men to validate them - a successful businesswoman/spy, a very successful warrior woman, and the main character in 3 of the 5 books in her first series is a thief who refuses to let wizards boss her around or make her go on their highly dangerous quests without first ensuring she gets plenty of remuneration! :D
I love Hobb's tales of Fitz and the Fool (and the 3rd series featuring them is going to begin at the end of this month with hte publication of Fool's Assassin!) I am less fond of the Liveship Traders trilogy, largely because all the characters get on my nerves for the first book and a half - then they become more bearable. Still haven't read the Rain Wild Chronicles, though they're next up on my list as I suspect the new F&F series is a cross-over with the RWC series.
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Do! She writes such brilliantly intelligent stories - lots of smart, kick-arse women who don't need men to validate them - a successful businesswoman/spy, a very successful warrior woman, and the main character in 3 of the 5 books in her first series is a thief who refuses to let wizards boss her around or make her go on their highly dangerous quests without first ensuring she gets plenty of remuneration! :D
I love Hobb's tales of Fitz and the Fool (and the 3rd series featuring them is going to begin at the end of this month with hte publication of Fool's Assassin!) I am less fond of the Liveship Traders trilogy, largely because all the characters get on my nerves for the first book and a half - then they become more bearable. Still haven't read the Rain Wild Chronicles, though they're next up on my list as I suspect the new F&F series is a cross-over with the RWC series.