Review: Ship of Destiny – by Robin Hobb

Synopsis: The dragon, Tintagila, released from her wizardwood coffin, flies high over the Rain Wild river. Below her, Reyn and Selden have been left to drown; while Malta and Satrap attempt to navigate the acid flow of the river in a decomposing boat. Althea and Brashen are finally at sea together, sailing the liveship Paragon into …

Re-Read: The Hobbit – by J.R. Tolkien

Synopsis: Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and …

Review: The Farseer Trilogy – by Robin Hobb

Title: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin’s Quest) Author: Robin Hobb Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 9780007562251, 9780007552139, 9780006480112 Pages: 481, 761, 838 Rating: I have a confession to make. I have spent my entire month reading Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy. My June TBR was made with the best intentions – I had planned to …