Audiobooks Like Assassin's Quest

Paul Boehmer narrates Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy conclusion with a voice that suits exhausted determination — the 38-hour runtime doesn't feel indulgent because Boehmer keeps the emotional interiority of Fitz's journey present without overplaying the suffering. The pacing is deliberate, matching the slog and discovery of a revenge quest that keeps transforming into something else. Most of these recommendations stay in the same Hobb world with the same careful character-driven approach to dark fantasy, and several return to Boehmer's narration directly.

10 audiobooks for fans of Assassin's Quest

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    Assassin's Apprentice

    Farseer Trilogy • Book 1

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by Paul Boehmer

    ★ 4.25 ABR Score (425.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (409.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (16.4K)
    17h 18m listening time • Released 2010

    Robin Hobb's heartbreaking series opener introduces Fitz, a royal bastard trained as an assassin — intimate, character-driven fantasy at its most emotionally devastating.

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    Fool's Fate

    The Tawny Man • Book 3

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by James Langton

    ★ 4.59 ABR Score (97.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (91.5K) ★ 4.78 Audible (5.9K)
    32h 46m listening time • Released 2014
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    Ship of Destiny

    The Liveship Traders • Book 3

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by Anne Flosnik

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (94.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (90.8K) ★ 4.65 Audible (3.5K)
    33h 39m listening time • Released 2010
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    The Mad Ship

    The Liveship Traders • Book 2

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by Anne Flosnik

    ★ 4.36 ABR Score (89.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (86.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (3.5K)
    33h 57m listening time • Released 2010
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    Ship of Magic

    Liveship Traders • Book 1

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by Anne Flosnik

    ★ 4.11 ABR Score (111.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (106.9K) ★ 4.34 Audible (4.3K)
    35h 20m listening time • Released 2010

    Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy opens with this sea-faring epic about ships made from the bones of wizards — sprawling, morally complex, and devastating.

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    Golden Fool

    The Tawny Man • Book 2

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by James Langton

    ★ 4.43 ABR Score (98.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (94.6K) ★ 4.66 Audible (4.0K)
    26h 26m listening time • Released 2014
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    Fool's Errand

    Realms of the Elderlings • Book 7

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by James Langton

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (112.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (107.6K) ★ 4.59 Audible (5.0K)
    25h 18m listening time • Released 2014

    Robin Hobb's Tawny Man trilogy opens years after the Farseer trilogy, reuniting us with Fitz in a quieter, more introspective fantasy that rewards those who've done the work.

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    Fool's Assassin

    Fitz and the Fool • Book 1

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by Elliot Hill

    ★ 4.33 ABR Score (71.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (66.7K) ★ 4.52 Audible (5.2K)
    27h 18m listening time • Released 2014
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    Forest Mage

    Soldier Son • Book 2

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by John Keating

    ★ 3.62 ABR Score (20.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.47 Goodreads (19.7K) ★ 4.2 Audible (923)
    31h 3m listening time • Released 2009
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    Blood of Dragons

    Rain Wild Chronicles • Book 4

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by Anne Flosnik

    ★ 4.28 ABR Score (41.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (39.6K) ★ 4.64 Audible (2.2K)
    16h 9m listening time • Released 2013
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