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I hate when you finish a book series and suddenly there is no more - there is a definite end, all tied up, and you're happy for the characters, but they're gone, walking ahead of you without a wave goodbye. You can read the books again, but you know what is to come and they're not with you again, not properly

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You know, I was actually thinking through the first paragraph that I felt that way about Fitz and the Farseer books - lo and behold, we're thinking of the same one. <3

Those books are my absolute favourite, and I still struggle to figure out whether I like the Farseer, Liveship or Tawny Man trilogies. I'm still waiting for more of Hobb's work to be so immersive, but I'm afraid I didn't like the Soldier Son trilogy, or her latest Realm of the Elderlings offer (Dragons Keeper, City of Dragons etc).

What did you love the most about those books? /nostalgic

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I think I like the Tawny man series a little better, but all are good. Well, excellent.

I loved that Fitz was an idiot sometimes - a lot of books these days have a vonderkind type hero who can do everything. Even if it meant me swearing at Fitz, it really engaged me- like him not being able to deal with the younger generation AT ALL in at least the first book of the TM series. I was also really upset that he never got to meet Chivalry at all - I don't know why but that kind of broke my heart. Loved his reunion with Burrich. ARGH! So much to choose! The only thing I wasn't too keen on was Molly really - or rather the wishy washy was they got together and then back together. I liked Molly as a person, just not in the plot she was put in really. Oddly enough though, I liked the fool/Fitz leave off - it seemed more realistic to me, that they wouldn't stay together forever.

What about you? What were your favourite parts?