Audiobooks Like Fool's Assassin

Elliot Hill narrates Fool's Assassin across 27 hours with a restraint that suits a Fitz in his quieter years — the early chapters of peace and domesticity require a narrator willing to keep the volume down and let unease build slowly rather than signaling danger before it arrives, and Hill manages that patience well. The contrast when the violence finally comes is earned by that restraint. Ten of the recommendations come from Robin Hobb's own catalog, and the list draws from titles that match both the runtime and the emotionally demanding, slow-burn quality of Hobb's storytelling.

10 audiobooks for fans of Fool's Assassin

  1. 1
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    The Book of Swords

    Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz #7 - A Long, Cold Trail

    by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, George R.R. Martin

    Narrated by John Lee, Katharine Lee McEwan, Kim Mai Guest, Elliot Hill, Richard Brewer, Nicholas Guy Smith, Kirby Heyborne, Julia Whelan, Mark Deakins, Steve West, Ralph Lister

    ★ 3.66 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.16 Audible (419)
    22h 13m listening time • Released 2017
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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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  3. 3
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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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  4. 4
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    Royal Assassin

    The Farseer Trilogy • Book 2

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by Paul Boehmer

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (259.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (247.8K) ★ 4.56 Audible (11.6K)
    29h 17m listening time • Released 2010
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  5. 5
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    Renegade's Magic

    Soldier Son • Book 3

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by John Keating

    ★ 3.75 ABR Score (18.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.56 Goodreads (17.2K) ★ 4.34 Audible (876)
    29h 21m listening time • Released 2009
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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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    Shaman's Crossing: Book One of The Soldier Son Trilogy – An Epic Military Fantasy Where Ancient Sorcery Claims Souls and Devastates Worlds cover

    Shaman's Crossing: Book One of The Soldier Son Trilogy – An Epic Military Fantasy Where Ancient Sorcery Claims Souls and Devastates Worlds

    Soldier Son • Book 1

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by John Keating

    ★ 3.59 ABR Score (27.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.55 Goodreads (26.1K) ★ 4.11 Audible (1.2K)
    24h 49m listening time • Released 2009
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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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  9. 9
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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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  10. 10
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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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