The Farseer Trilogy series

The Farseer Trilogy series

I read a series called The Farseer Trilogy series written by Robin Hobb. The series comprises of 9 books separated into three sub series for different years of the hero's life. 
       The books are all fiction, and are based in a medieval time. They talk about the bastard son of a King-in-Waiting and his adventures with his royal blood and magics.
      I read some of these books over the Christmas holiday and have almost finished the entire series. I would give them an 8.5/10, as I find them a very enjoyable read. The author uses good language and complex plots in the books, which makes the books very intriguing.
   One of the main reasons that I'm writing this blog about this series is because the author uses many themes from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. For example in Twelfth Night Viola says: "She sat like Patience on a monument, Smiling at grief". In The Farseer Trilogy series one of the main characters is called Lady Patience. In Twelfth Night, Feste is the smartest character, a mock showing that in a play full of foolishness and stupidity (in the drama between the characters) and only the Fool knows what is happening. In The Farseer Trilogy series a Fool is one of the main characters who not only is the smartest person in the play but also is the only one who can predict the future as a 'White prophet'. In Twelfth Night Feste is disguised as Sir Topaz which can be a golden honey coloured stone. In The Farseer Trilogy series the Fool has many disguises one of which is Lord Golden, a noble from a faraway country.
   I find the link between Twelfth Night and The Farseer Trilogy series very intriguing and Robin Hobb seems to use Shakespeare's characters who have incredibly interesting and smart personalities to light up her very own book.

Theo C-W