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Fool’s Errand
The Tawny Man Trilogy (Related to this series)
- Author
- Robin Hobb
- Narrator
- Nick Taylor
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 31 January 2013
- Run Time
- 23 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Historical fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Political / legal thriller, Historical crime and mysteries, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: politics / economics
- Rating
- 5.0 (3 reviews)
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What to expect
Return to the world of the Farseers…
Robin Hobb’s best loved characters, Fitz , The Fool and Nighteyes the wolf, face new adventures and trials in the first book of The Tawny Man trilogy.
When Assassin’s Quest closed, Fitz was living in self-imposed exile. Wracked with pain, he had chosen to discard the magical gifts that had seen him survive the wonders and torments of navigating the legendary city of the Elderlings, and of raising a dragon.
Now, in this the first of a new trilogy, we are returned to the world of the Six Duchies and the lives of those who managed to survive the events of the first Assassin trilogy.
Fifteen years have passed and events are about to sweep Fitz out of his quiet backwater life and into the main political current again. Persecution of the Witted has become rampant throughout the Six Duchies despite Queen Kettricken’s effort to damp it. The Witted themselves have begun to strike back. So when 15 year old Prince Dutiful disappears, is it only because he is nervous about his betrothal ceremony to an Outislander princess, or has he been taken hostage by the Witted? Worse, is he perhaps another ‘Piebald Prince’, a Farseer tainted by Wit magic? As the desperate situation worsens, Kettricken has no choice but to summon Fitz to Buckkeep, for who better to track the young prince down than another gifted with the Wit, together with his bonded companion, the wolf Nighteyes?
Critics Review
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'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.'
The TimesAssassin's Apprentice:
'A gleaming debut'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLYAssassin's Quest:
'Assassin's Quest achieves a bittersweet, powerful complexity rare in fantasy' LOCUS'Robin Hobb writes achingly well'
SFXPraise for The Liveship Traders series:
'Even better than the Assassin books. I didn't think that was possible'
George R R Martin'Hobb is a remarkable storyteller.'
Guardian
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Oh yes ! Drew me back beautifully into the world of Fritz and the fool
Great new characters
Intrigue, sadness and still a lingering of a future tale to tellBbcoachT 2023-03-14
Details
- Author
- Robin Hobb
- Narrator
- Nick Taylor
- Duration
- 23 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 January 2013
- ISBN
- 9780007509041
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Historical fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Political / legal thriller, Historical crime and mysteries, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: politics / economics
- Rating
- 5.0(3 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(3 reviews)
Synopsis
Return to the world of the Farseers… Robin Hobb’s best loved characters, Fitz , The Fool and Nighteyes the wolf, face new adventures and trials in the first book of The Tawny Man trilogy. When Assassin’s Quest closed, Fitz was living in self-imposed exile. Wracked with pain, he had chosen to discard the magical gifts that had seen him survive the wonders and torments of navigating the legendary city of the Elderlings, and of raising a dragon. Now, in this the first of a new trilogy, we are returned to the world of the Six Duchies and the lives of those who managed to survive the events of the first Assassin trilogy. Fifteen years have passed and events are about to sweep Fitz out of his quiet backwater life and into the main political current again. Persecution of the Witted has become rampant throughout the Six Duchies despite Queen Kettricken’s effort to damp it. The Witted themselves have begun to strike back. So when 15 year old Prince Dutiful disappears, is it only because he is nervous about his betrothal ceremony to an Outislander princess, or has he been taken hostage by the Witted? Worse, is he perhaps another ‘Piebald Prince’, a Farseer tainted by Wit magic? As the desperate situation worsens, Kettricken has no choice but to summon Fitz to Buckkeep, for who better to track the young prince down than another gifted with the Wit, together with his bonded companion, the wolf Nighteyes?
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