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Title: Robin Hobb is the best -- bar none -- in the fantasy genre
Review: I have loved all of Robin Hobb's earlier works (Farseer trilogy and Ship of Magic) and very much enjoyed quite a number of her books when she was writing as Megan Lindholm (Reindeer people, Harpy's Flight) but she's just getting better and better! I zoomed through Mad Ship in a couple of days and my wife was at me to hurry up and finish so she could read it.In a genre that is so cluttered with stereotypical plots and characters, Hobb's work shines as truly original material. Her characters have flaws and change over the course of the story and I found myself empathizing much more strongly with them than with the typical superhero that slashes his way to a *yawn* predictable save-the-world conclusion.There's plenty of spoilers in these reviews so I won't add to it but I really can't wait until Ship of Destiny comes out. Keep up the good work Ms. Hobb!
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