Reviews

Praise for Robin Hobb's Mad Ship:
"A major work of high fantasy, reading like a cross between Tolkein and Patrick O'Brian."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review
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
Assassin's Apprentice:
"A gleaming debut."
--Publishers Weekly
"This is the kind of book you fall into, and start reading slower as you get to the end, because you don't want it to be over."
--Steven Brust
Royal Assassin:
"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)
"This is fantasy as it ought to be written. In today's crowded fantasy market, Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."
--George R. R. Martin