Jun-17-2009, 08:20 PM (UTC)
@Mervi
First of all, Legend of the Seeker (the TV show) frequently makes me sick to my stomach. The storyline is so far off from the books that I often laugh out loud at the screen. They did a good job making a TV series, but it was far from being a show based on the books.
With that said, whether you liked the TV series or not, I would highly recommend the books. As with Hobb's books, I would never recommend anyone pick up a series from anywhere other than the beginning. Each novel is it's own complete story, but so is each Hobb novel, but I would never have gotten to love Fitz and Fool as much if I hadn't started at the beginning.
The books are dark and often have some rather disturbing events, but I've recommended it to many female friends (and my wife) and though they were shocked by some parts, it wasn't too much for them to deal with.
FULL DISCLOSURE: The last triology (Chainfire, Phantom, and Confessor) is not very good. It is nice to wrap the whole series up with one big bang, but it pales in comparison to the first 6 books. After about the 7th book, it starts to get a little boring.
The first book is Wizard's First Rule.
First of all, Legend of the Seeker (the TV show) frequently makes me sick to my stomach. The storyline is so far off from the books that I often laugh out loud at the screen. They did a good job making a TV series, but it was far from being a show based on the books.
With that said, whether you liked the TV series or not, I would highly recommend the books. As with Hobb's books, I would never recommend anyone pick up a series from anywhere other than the beginning. Each novel is it's own complete story, but so is each Hobb novel, but I would never have gotten to love Fitz and Fool as much if I hadn't started at the beginning.
The books are dark and often have some rather disturbing events, but I've recommended it to many female friends (and my wife) and though they were shocked by some parts, it wasn't too much for them to deal with.
FULL DISCLOSURE: The last triology (Chainfire, Phantom, and Confessor) is not very good. It is nice to wrap the whole series up with one big bang, but it pales in comparison to the first 6 books. After about the 7th book, it starts to get a little boring.
The first book is Wizard's First Rule.
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