If I remember correctly witted animal companions are usually predators, so I assume prey-animals such fish, rabbits, etc are fine to eat since they're not as "witted"(sentient). You're not gonna see Fitz eat a wolf or a bear, unless he has to.
Fitz and the Fool are the best friendship in fantasy imo. They are so underrated to me. Locke and Jean are an amazing friendship from the Gentleman's Bastards, but this friendship...oh it is so nuanced. I think the first person perspective actually makes it feel so real. You are in the head of Fitz, feeling all the highs, lows and varying emotions. But you only understand on a more base level the Fool's perspective, because the Fool is such an enigma. Fitz's complexity and nuance combined with The Fools mystery and deflection creates an explosion of emotions to the reader.
I really don't like first person in my literature, and it was a big hurtle to get over in the very first Fitz book in the first trilogy, but Hobb won me over and as I say, Fitz is my favorite literary character. I would wish his saga to never end.
Yes completely agree that RotE has lots of genuinely hopeful and uplifting moments! It always kinda bothers me when people call this series torture/trauma-porn. Like, yes, I've cried more tears over this series than any other but I'd say the emotional moments are almost always more bittersweet than just bitter. Tawny Man especially is so damn heartbreaking but the ending is also so beautiful ;_; Can't wait to hear your spoilery thoughts!!
Couldn't agree more! Fool's Fate absolutely destroyed me - it might be Hobb's best book! I agree that it's not all pain, though. I'm so glad I found your channel - I am really resonating with your passion for ROTE and Hobb's incredible writing and characters. They are so tangible.
I have just started my third read-through of the Realm of the Elderlings; it’s like coming home! It makes my heart sing. That’s not to say it’s not an emotional rollercoaster- oh god it is, it most certainly is! I’ve just started the last book of the first trilogy and I know I’m going to have two minds about leaving Fitz to board the LiveShips at the end. I want to gather Fitz up and stop him from making any more bad decisions! I do envy you reading the last 7 books for the first time ; tissues ready??
This was easily my favorite trilogy of the first three which is saying something given how good the first two where. I feel like the suffering she puts here characters through makes the heartwarming moments all the better you feel like they have earned it. I think the reason behind the fools carving is mentioned at some point but it might be in a later book it it is not really a spoiler but i will put in spaces just in case SPOILER. I think it's mentioned that as a child one of his parents made a living selling toys and stuff so he got it from them.
Great thoughts! "Alive" is a great word to describe the series. Tawny Man is where you first start to see that time passes and you come back to familiar people and places it all just evolves so organically. I'd say it's also true with settings as well as characters - for example Buckkeep to me is one of the best realized settings in fantasy. I'm convinced if you dropped me into it I'd know my way around, and she pulls that off with other places as well. Totally agree about GRRM and Hobb. Love their writing and keeping track of all the details is so rewarding. Great point about the Skill and the Wit being the perfect complementary magic systems to this series. They're both about bonds/relationships/communication so it really lets the story transcend the first person narrative in the best way possible. Also to answer one of your questions, (small Farseer spoilers), the Fool always carved things but after touching the skill with his fingertips in Assassin's Quest he can 'sense' what the wood wants to be when he touches it so he kind of gets carried away sometimes.
I'm so sorry for implying the need for tissues was only for heartbreak! This trilogy had me weeping tears of joy just as often, the reunions here were profound, and they hit the soul just as hard as other events. Possibly one of the most minor, was with Blade, who - not recognizing 'Tom', continues to speak well of Fitz despite the commonly held belief of treachery. I thought that was beautiful. Like other commenters have said, I think this is the pinnacle of RoTE in terms of both quality of writing and emotional pay off. However excellent Fitz and Fool is, however satisfying RWC is, however much closure the entire saga gives - this trilogy - these emotional beats - that climax - simply sublime. *spoiler* (only for Tawny Man - you're good if you haven't read further) Everything between Fitz recovering Fool, to the moment he returns to Prilkop's cave with him - I'm a wreck every time, for the magic systems to crash into each other in such a way as to literally allow them to BE each other?! Holy crap that's some writing right there. AND, as a mother, reading of Patience and Lacey after so many years? That gets me every time too. I could go on about so many moments in this trilogy, but if you've read it, well, you know.
The reunion with Blade was such a nice and subtle thing, but it really was one of those moments of hopes in RotE. I actually like the magic in this series a lot and think it's on par Sanderson's magic and really compliments the series perfectly. Fool's fate ending... probably the most emotional moment in the whole series...
@@givex2120 I *absolutely* agree. The way all of those emotional extremes pile on top of each other - you spend those dramatic chapters reeling from one event to the next, and when the story eases a bit for a breather, it's still emotional. I know I've never read anything so piercingly targeted at my heart as Fool's Fate. That it holds up to re-reads, is a gift.
Honestly, this trilogy has a perfect ending. Brings a smile to my face.Great review 😊. I agree Thick. I love him lol. He suffers a lot in a third book lol 🤪. He's so innocent.
Yeah I feel like it's underrated. People saying it's too slow and stuff like that. I still prefer Fool's Fate a bit more because of some major events for the rest of the series (don't wanna spoil things)
*YES* I always got the sense that of all the characters, Kettricken genuinely respected Fitz for who *he* was as an individual, not as part of any intrigues, magical ties, or familial bonds.
Yeah it's been my favourite ever since I first read it and tbh I don't think either Rain Wilds or Fitz and the Fool are as good as Tawny man Also 7:02 I love those theories 😁
@@thefantasynuttwork RWC is said to be the worst part of RotE and I agree with it. It's still good and worth reading (some people skip it but i really don't recommend it) just not as good the previous books, imo it gets way better in Fitz and the Fool
I love the way you love Hobb because it is damn near a mirror image of my own feelings toward the series. Hobb was such a wild surprise to stumble upon, and I’m so glad I did. My first Hobb book was actually a gift from my ex-mother-in-law, who said she just grabbed a fantasy book off of a shelf for my birthday. It sat on my personal shelf for well over a year before I read it. That woman has no idea how her random grab from a shelf would end up manifesting into the most enriching reading experience that I could have imagined.
Ah, so happy to see someone who loved this trilogy so much. I've seen a lot of people dismiss it as 'not as good as Farseer', which I do get - that might have been my reaction, kind of, the first time round - but with each reread I love and appreciate this one more and more. Fool's Errand may, indeed, be my favourite RH book. It's certainly the one book (by anyone) that I've cried at the most.
Absolutely fantastic review Jimmy. Been putting off watching until I finished the series but I agree with virtually everything you said. And I agree, I am also content.
Great review for an amazing set of books. While I personally gravitate more to Liveship as her best trilogy I think it's fair to say that Fool's Fate is so far the best RotE book. It has so many heart wrenching moments and emotional gut punches and one of the best endings I have ever read. Can't wait for the spoiler discussion!
Tomorrow (3/31/2022) I'm visiting with my former co-workers at the Barnes & Noble where I used to work. I'll be looking over some novels by Robin Hobb as part of my potential purchases.
Realm of the Elderlings will be my next "big" fantasy series I'll be focusing on after I'm caught up on/finished Malazan Book of the Fallen, Stormlight Archive and/or Dresden Files. But seriously you're making me want to throw what little semblance of a functional TBR I have out the window to read Realm of the Elderlings (and Memory Sorrow & Thorn)😂
I used to hate Molly for being selfish but now when I think about her motivations I can understand her better. I understand that she is just so realistic as a person
I have 1 Hobbs book in my library right now, which I got in a book box at a yard sale a few years ago. Don't remember the title right offhand, but I think I need to put it in line on my TBR right behind working through and finally finishing the Dark Tower series, which is next up after I finish Geomancer by Don Callander. [Sp.?]
YES! TAWNY MAN HYPE! But also, if the Wit companion is a herbivore, then the person is also a vegetarian or vegan. In the novella set in the RotE, without spoiling anything, there is a character whose companion is a horse, and the dude is iirc vegetarian (he also legit chews grass). 😂
Wonderful review, as always. Tawny man is a masterpiece, a perfect continuation of the Farseer trilogy (and a perfect ending). Can't wait to hear your spoilery thoughts!
Hi there! Excellent video! It’s been a few years since I read Farseer and the Liveship trilogies. I still remember the major plot points and who all the main characters are, but a lot of the smaller details I don’t remember. Do you think it is necessary to go back and read those again before continuing to Tawny man? Thanks!
Spoiler warning for the trilogy I guess I really liked I think in Book 2 Golden Fool that we got and update about our friends in the Liveship traders through the Fool and Jek (was that her name) and to see Selden Vestrit again. Also about the ending: I liked the happy ending but have 1 major and 1 not so major problem with it: The not so major deal; when Molly and Fitz got back together did say have to do it outside only a little walk away from Molly's children? And the major one: I felt Burrich's death was forced to get Fitz his sweet childhood love Molly back. I mean I even was shocked that the times were so bad on Burrich. He was just in his early 50's I think and already so weak even tho he had quite an active lifestyle and Chade is around 70 and out and about without issue so Burrich's fraility and death was forced to me. But a bunch of very nice characters: basically all of Burrich's brood especially Swift and Chivalry, Nettle, Web, Dutiful and Elliania and of cource our hopeless romantic Ha. But damn I hate Starling she's the worst
spoiler warning for the trilogy I definitely agree Burrich is too weak in this trilogy but you should remember about his knee injuries which are like... pernament. It's also bit unfair to compare him to Chade who uses different herbs and literal drugs to give himself energy, and since this trilogy uses the Skill to some degree. About Burrich's death... Well someone important had to actually die, otherwise I feel like the Pale Woman wouldn't work as well as a villian as she does (ik she does some really bad things to Fool but he eventually lives, and yes ik she doesn't kill Burrich directly, but she def causes it). Also even though I hate Molly and don't want to admit this but, if Burrich hadn't died Fitz would have returned to his cabin and I feel like that would be a lack of development.
@@givex2120 ngl the Pale Woman is really despicable but she's also kinda a wet noodle in this trilogy. I don't like how she is just a pure evil villain. I mean it makes sense to some extent to not like having dragons around because there are definetly risks involved with that, especially with their attitude towards humans but she goes beyond that and really just wants to control or if that's not possible destroy which makes her shallow imo
@@aysseralwan yeah never said the Pale Woman was Hobb's best villian, far from it. Her motivations are very shallow but considering how miserable she is at the end (that's the point ik) it is still good to show she managed to do something bad to Fitz. Otherwise she would be even more of a wet noodle. Also sometimes pure evil characters are quite cool and are a great addition to the story. *Full series spoilers rn* *spoiler warning* *full rote spoilers!* We should also remember her upringing in Clerres. Since her vision of the world matched with Servant's she was given literally what she wanted and was told how important she was. While I do understand why the Sevants might have been against the dragons it's certainly important to remember about the shady stuff they did and how they were basically influencing everything and controling the world. It makes sense to me that Ilistore became an extreme version of the Servants.
@@givex2120 oh yeah pure evil villains can sometimes be great but it's just so out of place imo in this world of Robbin Hobb where everything is so deep and alive. Also I haven't read the whole series so I didn't read the spoiler and can't comment on that. Have a nice day :)
Really excited to read this entire series. I finished Assassin’s Apprentice, then I’m finishing Leviathan Wakes. Have you read the Lies of Locke Lamora? I recently read that, and I fell in love with it.
Fitz says himself "I am a father to two children but parent to neither." Whereas with Hap he is not his father but he is his parent. This is the best trilogy I have ever read..I assume only as long as it takes me to finish Fitz and the fool, haha.
bro i know u arent even going to read the comment but i need to say.... in the last bits of fool's fate we get this chapter where fitz sees the rooster crown and wears it while holding fool's dead body and after wearing the crown he hears different voices of people trapped in it ...... and one of those people say that they are the rainbow of history and all people are of different ages/time era and one voice look at fool and say he should have given his memory to the dragon and thus could have lived on even after his bodily death.... bro!!! is it not a cool and kinda sci fi concept when we have curently heard tht scientist of 21st century are trying to trap human minds into a database of some sort to .... kind of immortalize our brains even when our bodies die? i have just read tht chapter and i have goosebumps.... also the way fitz used skill to convince fool's dead body elements tto not return to earth but to realign themselves as fool was ... interesting. that was described as 'guiding of changes' by Hobb which again subtly,oh so subtly brings Fitz's role as the 'Changer'. fitz here changed the very principle of our being:death. a changer indeed. (ROTE have 3 recurring themes imo- first is human misery - second memory and third recurring turn or cycle of events) also the theme of memory and importance of memory is hardly discussed when i hear about ROTE but why does no one talk about it?! also the recurring events theme is brought subtly by Hobb so it kind of justifies why few people talk about it... anyway she brings her themes so subtly tht u cant even notice it unless u ponder on it. This woman is unbelievable! this is the first time im loving a female author's work this much.... its now my favourite series of all time and im still at the Fool's Fate.
The final trilogy goes even deeper. There are so many subtleties that this series brings, re-reads would be very beneficial and enjoyable. Hobb is my favorite, but there are plenty of amazing female authors out there.
The fool always had a flair for arts and crafts I think and the reason he has really picked up on carving is because of Farseer spoilers below: Because he has skill on his fingers he can do a Michaelangelo and feel the grain and life and history of the wood and it helps him carve and coax out the hidden shapes within to make his masterpieces. The sensitivity can be overbearing and why he usually wears a glove but he freely uses it for his carvings.
Definitely Fools errand is my favorite book in all 3 Fitz trilogies It DESTROYS me every single time I read it... Gah!!! And Tawney man trilogy is my favorite of the three Fitz trilogies...
@ThefantasyNutwork brooo I just found out who "Amber" was this whole time, crazyyyy robin hobb almost made me break my phone because I was so close but didn't peep
First. That’s an EXCELLENT question. But maybe as carnivorous animals - all animals accept the circle life. Just so hard to finish THE BEST TRILOGY (Tawny Man) and have to move on to what should be at least a great quad (I absolutely love Sintara and the Dragons!!) yet end up so annoyed. It’s not because it’s not about Fitz but because it’s just written so poorly comparatively. Word choice. Sentence structure. Grammar. Cadence. And RIDICULOUS REPETITIVELY EXPLAINING THE SAME STORYLINES. Ugh. Sorry. Just can’t hear about the “rules” for the born with too much of the Elderling touch. One. More. Time. O M G It has forced me to literally not care if the dragons just end up eating all the people. 😂 Could’ve. No - should’ve been better in too many of the most basic ways. It makes me think it was written first like a LOOOONG time ago. It’s too amateur for Hobb. Especially after just absolutely LOVING the brilliance of Tawny Man Tri. 😭😡😭😍
@@thefantasynuttwork I got my husband to read this series and now he’s about to start book 2 of the last trilogy and I’m on city of dragons. (School is hindering my life’s progress 🤣) and he is LOVING IT. I’m stuck between jealous and the 10 year old me still savoring my ice cream after my little brother gobbled up his and now is mad. 😂
Why aren't the Witted vegan!?!?!
If I remember correctly witted animal companions are usually predators, so I assume prey-animals such fish, rabbits, etc are fine to eat since they're not as "witted"(sentient). You're not gonna see Fitz eat a wolf or a bear, unless he has to.
Because MEAT!
I don't care if I can form emotional bonds with it, chicken isn't gonna eat itself😁.
Great review by the way as usual.
@@bobbytran3878 true!
@@archlectoryarvi2873 hahah solid point and thanks!!!
Can you imagine being bonded to a wolf and not eating meat? That’s literally what wolves love for is the hunt lol.
Fitz and the Fool are the best friendship in fantasy imo. They are so underrated to me. Locke and Jean are an amazing friendship from the Gentleman's Bastards, but this friendship...oh it is so nuanced. I think the first person perspective actually makes it feel so real. You are in the head of Fitz, feeling all the highs, lows and varying emotions. But you only understand on a more base level the Fool's perspective, because the Fool is such an enigma. Fitz's complexity and nuance combined with The Fools mystery and deflection creates an explosion of emotions to the reader.
Both are in the running for my favorite character of all time
@@thefantasynuttwork Agreed. Bring on the spoiler talk!
I really don't like first person in my literature, and it was a big hurtle to get over in the very first Fitz book in the first trilogy, but Hobb won me over and as I say, Fitz is my favorite literary character. I would wish his saga to never end.
agreed although some of it felt a little like queerbaiting
The tears were so much during Fool's Fate. Hope you enjoy Fitz and the Fool. It is truly amazing.
I'm excited for it 😀
Yes completely agree that RotE has lots of genuinely hopeful and uplifting moments! It always kinda bothers me when people call this series torture/trauma-porn. Like, yes, I've cried more tears over this series than any other but I'd say the emotional moments are almost always more bittersweet than just bitter. Tawny Man especially is so damn heartbreaking but the ending is also so beautiful ;_; Can't wait to hear your spoilery thoughts!!
Thank you so much! I'm glad someone else agreed that the highs are super high emotionally in the series.. spoilers are gonna fun!!
Couldn't agree more! Fool's Fate absolutely destroyed me - it might be Hobb's best book! I agree that it's not all pain, though. I'm so glad I found your channel - I am really resonating with your passion for ROTE and Hobb's incredible writing and characters. They are so tangible.
This brings me joy! I love Hobb and RotE so much, I want more people to read this 😀
Can't wait for the spoilers discussion! The happy moments in the books are so beautiful. Without the highs, the lows would not hurt as much.
That's exactly correct
I have just started my third read-through of the Realm of the Elderlings; it’s like coming home! It makes my heart sing.
That’s not to say it’s not an emotional rollercoaster- oh god it is, it most certainly is!
I’ve just started the last book of the first trilogy and I know I’m going to have two minds about leaving Fitz to board the LiveShips at the end. I want to gather Fitz up and stop him from making any more bad decisions!
I do envy you reading the last 7 books for the first time ; tissues ready??
I'm ready to be hurt 🤕
This was easily my favorite trilogy of the first three which is saying something given how good the first two where. I feel like the suffering she puts here characters through makes the heartwarming moments all the better you feel like they have earned it. I think the reason behind the fools carving is mentioned at some point but it might be in a later book it it is not really a spoiler but i will put in spaces just in case SPOILER.
I think it's mentioned that as a child one of his parents made a living selling toys and stuff so he got it from them.
So many heartwarming moments
Great thoughts! "Alive" is a great word to describe the series. Tawny Man is where you first start to see that time passes and you come back to familiar people and places it all just evolves so organically. I'd say it's also true with settings as well as characters - for example Buckkeep to me is one of the best realized settings in fantasy. I'm convinced if you dropped me into it I'd know my way around, and she pulls that off with other places as well.
Totally agree about GRRM and Hobb. Love their writing and keeping track of all the details is so rewarding.
Great point about the Skill and the Wit being the perfect complementary magic systems to this series. They're both about bonds/relationships/communication so it really lets the story transcend the first person narrative in the best way possible.
Also to answer one of your questions, (small Farseer spoilers), the Fool always carved things but after touching the skill with his fingertips in Assassin's Quest he can 'sense' what the wood wants to be when he touches it so he kind of gets carried away sometimes.
Ah good answer to my question! I knew there had to be something to it!!
Oh... I completely forgot that silver on Fool's fingertips lets him sort of sense the wood :)
I'm so sorry for implying the need for tissues was only for heartbreak! This trilogy had me weeping tears of joy just as often, the reunions here were profound, and they hit the soul just as hard as other events. Possibly one of the most minor, was with Blade, who - not recognizing 'Tom', continues to speak well of Fitz despite the commonly held belief of treachery. I thought that was beautiful.
Like other commenters have said, I think this is the pinnacle of RoTE in terms of both quality of writing and emotional pay off. However excellent Fitz and Fool is, however satisfying RWC is, however much closure the entire saga gives - this trilogy - these emotional beats - that climax - simply sublime.
*spoiler* (only for Tawny Man - you're good if you haven't read further)
Everything between Fitz recovering Fool, to the moment he returns to Prilkop's cave with him - I'm a wreck every time, for the magic systems to crash into each other in such a way as to literally allow them to BE each other?! Holy crap that's some writing right there.
AND, as a mother, reading of Patience and Lacey after so many years? That gets me every time too.
I could go on about so many moments in this trilogy, but if you've read it, well, you know.
p.s. I CAN'T WAIT for your spoiler stream!
Terrific comment and no need to apologize! I just wanted to highlight that not all the tears are sad ones 😬
@@derrisreaditbefore Can't wait for it either 😁
The reunion with Blade was such a nice and subtle thing, but it really was one of those moments of hopes in RotE. I actually like the magic in this series a lot and think it's on par Sanderson's magic and really compliments the series perfectly.
Fool's fate ending... probably the most emotional moment in the whole series...
@@givex2120 I *absolutely* agree. The way all of those emotional extremes pile on top of each other - you spend those dramatic chapters reeling from one event to the next, and when the story eases a bit for a breather, it's still emotional. I know I've never read anything so piercingly targeted at my heart as Fool's Fate. That it holds up to re-reads, is a gift.
Honestly, this trilogy has a perfect ending. Brings a smile to my face.Great review 😊. I agree Thick. I love him lol. He suffers a lot in a third book lol 🤪. He's so innocent.
Thank you Oscar!
Fools Errand is one of my favourite books ever. Even as a standalone.
Yeah I could see it for sure!
Yeah I feel like it's underrated. People saying it's too slow and stuff like that. I still prefer Fool's Fate a bit more because of some major events for the rest of the series (don't wanna spoil things)
Me too. Me too. Me too. So much!
Also, Kettricken is just the best. And the way Dutiful says she talks about Fitz is just FEELS.
*YES* I always got the sense that of all the characters, Kettricken genuinely respected Fitz for who *he* was as an individual, not as part of any intrigues, magical ties, or familial bonds.
She's underrated!!
Great review! This trilogy is perfection and I loved the ending 🤩
Same here, almost wanna stop cause I want a happy ending lol well kinda happy haha
You should pretend the series ends here in that case Jimmy 😝🥲
@@crystalsingh7325 Yes!🤣
I love Tawny Man so much... Probably my favourite RotE tilogy :)
It's Def mine so far
Yeah it's been my favourite ever since I first read it and tbh I don't think either Rain Wilds or Fitz and the Fool are as good as Tawny man
Also 7:02 I love those theories 😁
@@givex2120 RWC so far for me has been a bit whelming, but still good. Hard to live up to Tawny Man
@@thefantasynuttwork RWC is said to be the worst part of RotE and I agree with it. It's still good and worth reading (some people skip it but i really don't recommend it) just not as good the previous books, imo it gets way better in Fitz and the Fool
I love the way you love Hobb because it is damn near a mirror image of my own feelings toward the series. Hobb was such a wild surprise to stumble upon, and I’m so glad I did.
My first Hobb book was actually a gift from my ex-mother-in-law, who said she just grabbed a fantasy book off of a shelf for my birthday. It sat on my personal shelf for well over a year before I read it. That woman has no idea how her random grab from a shelf would end up manifesting into the most enriching reading experience that I could have imagined.
That's the magic of reading! Glad to hear you loved it 🤘
Ah, so happy to see someone who loved this trilogy so much. I've seen a lot of people dismiss it as 'not as good as Farseer', which I do get - that might have been my reaction, kind of, the first time round - but with each reread I love and appreciate this one more and more. Fool's Errand may, indeed, be my favourite RH book. It's certainly the one book (by anyone) that I've cried at the most.
It's a fantastic trilogy IMO
Huh. I’ve never seen that take actually. Maybe I don’t get around the RH discourse scene enough.
Absolutely fantastic review Jimmy. Been putting off watching until I finished the series but I agree with virtually everything you said. And I agree, I am also content.
Beautiful book! So happy you loved it
Great review for an amazing set of books. While I personally gravitate more to Liveship as her best trilogy I think it's fair to say that Fool's Fate is so far the best RotE book. It has so many heart wrenching moments and emotional gut punches and one of the best endings I have ever read. Can't wait for the spoiler discussion!
Thanks! I think the spoiler discussion will be the best one yet;
@@thefantasynuttwork Yeah with all the stuff that happened in this trilogy there is a lot to discuss. Hopefully I can be there for the live stream!
Loved the review. Can't wait for the discussion.
Should be this Wednesday!
Great review, I loved this trilogy from beginning to end.
So good
Thick was my favorite new character. I felt such empathy for him!
He's so powerful
Tomorrow (3/31/2022) I'm visiting with my former co-workers at the Barnes & Noble where I used to work. I'll be looking over some novels by Robin Hobb as part of my potential purchases.
Awesome!!
Realm of the Elderlings will be my next "big" fantasy series I'll be focusing on after I'm caught up on/finished Malazan Book of the Fallen, Stormlight Archive and/or Dresden Files.
But seriously you're making me want to throw what little semblance of a functional TBR I have out the window to read Realm of the Elderlings (and Memory Sorrow & Thorn)😂
I wouldn't advise against it 🤣
Malazan coming soonish for me!
@@thefantasynuttwork I think you'd like Malazan. I liked Gardens of the Moon but Deadhouse Gates onwards I'm falling in love with this series.
I used to hate Molly for being selfish but now when I think about her motivations I can understand her better. I understand that she is just so realistic as a person
Absolutely
I have 1 Hobbs book in my library right now, which I got in a book box at a yard sale a few years ago. Don't remember the title right offhand, but I think I need to put it in line on my TBR right behind working through and finally finishing the Dark Tower series, which is next up after I finish Geomancer by Don Callander. [Sp.?]
Sounds like a good plan!
Wooooohooooo i can finally watch this video and understand it 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
YES! TAWNY MAN HYPE! But also, if the Wit companion is a herbivore, then the person is also a vegetarian or vegan. In the novella set in the RotE, without spoiling anything, there is a character whose companion is a horse, and the dude is iirc vegetarian (he also legit chews grass). 😂
Then it's settled! Good info friend
Great review ty!!
Thanks 😊
Haven't read it yet put I'm in assassin's apprentice and loving it.
Great! I hope youll join us RotE fanatics! Its a small community but damn are we dedicated!
You're in for such a great ride!
@@thefantasynuttwork thanks! Just finished faithful and the fallen and thought I would read farseer before of blood and bone and then go to liveships
@@crypticweeb thanks!
Wonderful review, as always. Tawny man is a masterpiece, a perfect continuation of the Farseer trilogy (and a perfect ending). Can't wait to hear your spoilery thoughts!
Thank you 😊
I think this spoiler discussion is gonna happen this week!
Great trilogy review. Never have I read a book by Hobb but this review sounds like a series sequel to Farseer Trilogy.
Yep it is! Farseer > Liveships > Tawny Man. They're all so great
Haven’t even read liveships yet but I enjoy taking a peak to wet my appetite.
So much good reading ahead!
Totally great video! Also this is totally a spoiler: fitz bonds a rainworm named kerry, after his childhood friend
Oh god hahaha
Great review(s)!
I appreciate it!
loved this, can't wait for your spoiler review :)
It'll be very soon, thanks!!
Yes, you could say carving is ultimately important in the Farseer Saga. :) Fitz is my favorite literary character bar none.
yeah Fitz is mine as well!!!
Fitz and the Fool are honestly the best couple in the fantasy literature, even if they might not actually be a couple, they just are.
Hi there! Excellent video! It’s been a few years since I read Farseer and the Liveship trilogies. I still remember the major plot points and who all the main characters are, but a lot of the smaller details I don’t remember. Do you think it is necessary to go back and read those again before continuing to Tawny man? Thanks!
I don’t! I think you’ll be okay
Spoiler warning for the trilogy I guess
I really liked I think in Book 2 Golden Fool that we got and update about our friends in the Liveship traders through the Fool and Jek (was that her name) and to see Selden Vestrit again.
Also about the ending: I liked the happy ending but have 1 major and 1 not so major problem with it:
The not so major deal; when Molly and Fitz got back together did say have to do it outside only a little walk away from Molly's children?
And the major one: I felt Burrich's death was forced to get Fitz his sweet childhood love Molly back. I mean I even was shocked that the times were so bad on Burrich. He was just in his early 50's I think and already so weak even tho he had quite an active lifestyle and Chade is around 70 and out and about without issue so Burrich's fraility and death was forced to me.
But a bunch of very nice characters: basically all of Burrich's brood especially Swift and Chivalry, Nettle, Web, Dutiful and Elliania and of cource our hopeless romantic Ha.
But damn I hate Starling she's the worst
Great comment! Starling drives me crazy in the bad way haha
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I definitely agree Burrich is too weak in this trilogy but you should remember about his knee injuries which are like... pernament. It's also bit unfair to compare him to Chade who uses different herbs and literal drugs to give himself energy, and since this trilogy uses the Skill to some degree. About Burrich's death... Well someone important had to actually die, otherwise I feel like the Pale Woman wouldn't work as well as a villian as she does (ik she does some really bad things to Fool but he eventually lives, and yes ik she doesn't kill Burrich directly, but she def causes it). Also even though I hate Molly and don't want to admit this but, if Burrich hadn't died Fitz would have returned to his cabin and I feel like that would be a lack of development.
@@givex2120 ngl the Pale Woman is really despicable but she's also kinda a wet noodle in this trilogy. I don't like how she is just a pure evil villain. I mean it makes sense to some extent to not like having dragons around because there are definetly risks involved with that, especially with their attitude towards humans but she goes beyond that and really just wants to control or if that's not possible destroy which makes her shallow imo
@@aysseralwan yeah never said the Pale Woman was Hobb's best villian, far from it. Her motivations are very shallow but considering how miserable she is at the end (that's the point ik) it is still good to show she managed to do something bad to Fitz. Otherwise she would be even more of a wet noodle. Also sometimes pure evil characters are quite cool and are a great addition to the story. *Full series spoilers rn*
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We should also remember her upringing in Clerres. Since her vision of the world matched with Servant's she was given literally what she wanted and was told how important she was. While I do understand why the Sevants might have been against the dragons it's certainly important to remember about the shady stuff they did and how they were basically influencing everything and controling the world. It makes sense to me that Ilistore became an extreme version of the Servants.
@@givex2120 oh yeah pure evil villains can sometimes be great but it's just so out of place imo in this world of Robbin Hobb where everything is so deep and alive. Also I haven't read the whole series so I didn't read the spoiler and can't comment on that. Have a nice day :)
Would you recommend reading the Realm of the Elderlings in publication order. Or is the reading order a bit more flexible than that
I definitely recommend publication order
Really excited to read this entire series. I finished Assassin’s Apprentice, then I’m finishing Leviathan Wakes.
Have you read the Lies of Locke Lamora? I recently read that, and I fell in love with it.
Leviathan Wakes is so damn good.
Haven't read LoLL yet but plan to in 2022!
@@thefantasynuttwork Awesome, I think you’ll love it. Thanks again for being interactive with the viewers and answering our questions!
I recently read lies of Locke Lamora and also loved it!
@@nelzar it's the number one reason I made my channel, to chat!
@@musicgenius1948 It was whimsical.
Fitz says himself "I am a father to two children but parent to neither." Whereas with Hap he is not his father but he is his parent. This is the best trilogy I have ever read..I assume only as long as it takes me to finish Fitz and the fool, haha.
Yeah I remember that and it was so impactful..this last trilogy though, my god it's amazing
bro i know u arent even going to read the comment but i need to say.... in the last bits of fool's fate we get this chapter where fitz sees the rooster crown and wears it while holding fool's dead body and after wearing the crown he hears different voices of people trapped in it ...... and one of those people say that they are the rainbow of history and all people are of different ages/time era and one voice look at fool and say he should have given his memory to the dragon and thus could have lived on even after his bodily death.... bro!!! is it not a cool and kinda sci fi concept when we have curently heard tht scientist of 21st century are trying to trap human minds into a database of some sort to .... kind of immortalize our brains even when our bodies die? i have just read tht chapter and i have goosebumps.... also the way fitz used skill to convince fool's dead body elements tto not return to earth but to realign themselves as fool was ... interesting. that was described as 'guiding of changes' by Hobb which again subtly,oh so subtly brings Fitz's role as the 'Changer'. fitz here changed the very principle of our being:death. a changer indeed. (ROTE have 3 recurring themes imo- first is human misery - second memory and third recurring turn or cycle of events) also the theme of memory and importance of memory is hardly discussed when i hear about ROTE but why does no one talk about it?! also the recurring events theme is brought subtly by Hobb so it kind of justifies why few people talk about it... anyway she brings her themes so subtly tht u cant even notice it unless u ponder on it. This woman is unbelievable! this is the first time im loving a female author's work this much.... its now my favourite series of all time and im still at the Fool's Fate.
The final trilogy goes even deeper. There are so many subtleties that this series brings, re-reads would be very beneficial and enjoyable.
Hobb is my favorite, but there are plenty of amazing female authors out there.
I just found this book at a used book store. Never read Hobb before was wondering if I can start here?
You will wanna start with Assassin's Apprentice and the Farseer trilogy for sure
@@thefantasynuttwork Dam lol. Ok. Will do and thank you for the prompt reply. Great channel by the way.
@@heathmotley9675 I appreciate it!
Fool's Fate is quite literally my favorite book of all time.
Makes sense to me, what a phenomenal book
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The fool always had a flair for arts and crafts I think and the reason he has really picked up on carving is because of Farseer spoilers below:
Because he has skill on his fingers he can do a Michaelangelo and feel the grain and life and history of the wood and it helps him carve and coax out the hidden shapes within to make his masterpieces. The sensitivity can be overbearing and why he usually wears a glove but he freely uses it for his carvings.
I agree!!
Definitely Fools errand is my favorite book in all 3 Fitz trilogies It DESTROYS me every single time I read it... Gah!!! And Tawney man trilogy is my favorite of the three Fitz trilogies...
It's one of the best ever!
I think prophets just have a thing for carving, amber carves too and i def think she a prophet ** liveship SPOILER warning**
@ThefantasyNutwork brooo I just found out who "Amber" was this whole time, crazyyyy robin hobb almost made me break my phone because I was so close but didn't peep
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First. That’s an EXCELLENT question. But maybe as carnivorous animals - all animals accept the circle life.
Just so hard to finish THE BEST TRILOGY (Tawny Man) and have to move on to what should be at least a great quad (I absolutely love Sintara and the Dragons!!) yet end up so annoyed.
It’s not because it’s not about Fitz but because it’s just written so poorly comparatively. Word choice. Sentence structure. Grammar. Cadence. And RIDICULOUS REPETITIVELY EXPLAINING THE SAME STORYLINES.
Ugh. Sorry. Just can’t hear about the “rules” for the born with too much of the Elderling touch. One. More. Time.
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It has forced me to literally not care if the dragons just end up eating all the people. 😂
Could’ve. No - should’ve been better in too many of the most basic ways. It makes me think it was written first like a LOOOONG time ago. It’s too amateur for Hobb. Especially after just absolutely LOVING the brilliance of Tawny Man Tri. 😭😡😭😍
@@FranklyItsMe last trilogy is 🔥🔥
@@thefantasynuttwork I got my husband to read this series and now he’s about to start book 2 of the last trilogy and I’m on city of dragons. (School is hindering my life’s progress 🤣) and he is LOVING IT. I’m stuck between jealous and the 10 year old me still savoring my ice cream after my little brother gobbled up his and now is mad. 😂
I'm tired of Thick. I'd like to say more but this is a spoiler free review.
Awww poor Thick
You should probably stop making videos since you're getting close to that ominous 3k subs marker. Some may classify you as a sellout if that happens.
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