#18 in Fantasy
Assassin's Fate
- 864
- Pages
- about 16 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list
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Our view
Robin Hobb closes “Fitz and the Fool” with “Assassin’s Fate”, and with it a far longer story, in a vividly realised world. It returns to Fitz and to his daughter Bee where the second volume left off. Some readers see a strong strain of Christian allegory in it, and coming-of-age arcs that bring the saga close to young-adult fiction. This is no place to start: it assumes everything before it.
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About the book
Assassin's Fate is the third book in the epic fantasy trilogy Fitz and the Fool, written by American author Robin Hobb. It continues the story of FitzChivalry Farseer and his daughter Bee after the events of Fool's Quest, published in 2015.
Reading order · Fitz and the Fool
Full order & progress →- Fool's AssassinStart here
8.58.5 / 10 - La Fille de l'assassinLa Fille de l'assassin–Not ranked yet
- Assassin's FateThis book
8.98.9 / 10 - Le Retour de l'AssassinLe Retour de l'Assassin–Not ranked yet
- Le Destin de l'Assassin
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 9.3 across 276 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 65% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 6 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 9.3 | 270 | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is Assassin's Fate?
It has 864 pages — longer than 87% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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