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Fool’s Quest
Fitz and the Fool (Related to this series)
- Author
- Robin Hobb
- Narrator
- Lee Maxwell-Simpson, Avita Jay
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 29 October 2015
- Run Time
- 33 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Historical fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Speculative fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages
- Rating
- 5.0 (4 reviews)
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What to expect
'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin
Robin Hobb returns to her best loved characters with the second volume in a brand new series.
Happy endings never last…
Years ago, they freed a dragon from the glaciers on Aslevjal. Then they parted ways, the Fool returning to far-off Clerres, while Fitz finally claimed a wife, a family, and a home of his own.
Now, betrayed by his own people and broken by torment, the Fool has made his way back to the Six Duchies. But as Fitz attempts to heal his old friend in Buckkeep Castle, his young daughter Bee is abducted from Withywoods by pale and mysterious raiders who leave ruin and confusion in their wake.
Fitz must find a way to rescue his beloved Bee. At the same time it is the Fool’s fiercest wish to return to Clerres with the best assassin he has ever known, to gain vengeance and justice.
Can Fitz bear to take up the tools of his old trade again, even to avenge his dearest friend and save his child?
Critics Review
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‘Robin’s secret is not just in the detail with which she depicts the Six Duchies world she has explored over 20 years, but her emphasis on internal drama… the feelings of anguish, ambiguity, fear and failure are as familiar as those in a novel by Jonathan Franzen’ Independent on Sunday
‘Glorious and beautiful storytelling from Robin Hobb’ SciFi Now
‘Hobb seamlessly blends intrigue, action and characters who feel so real that they become more than words on a page … Every second spent in her world is a privilege and a pleasure’ SFX
‘Robin Hobb’s Fitz and the Fool series continues to delight’ Starburst Magazine
‘Another crowning career achievement in the lifetime of one of fantasy’s modern-day masters’ Fantasy Book Review
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Details
- Author
- Robin Hobb
- Narrator
- Lee Maxwell-Simpson, Avita Jay
- Duration
- 33 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 October 2015
- ISBN
- 9780008168544
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Historical fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Speculative fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages
- Rating
- 5.0(4 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(4 reviews)
Synopsis
'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin Robin Hobb returns to her best loved characters with the second volume in a brand new series. Happy endings never last… Years ago, they freed a dragon from the glaciers on Aslevjal. Then they parted ways, the Fool returning to far-off Clerres, while Fitz finally claimed a wife, a family, and a home of his own. Now, betrayed by his own people and broken by torment, the Fool has made his way back to the Six Duchies. But as Fitz attempts to heal his old friend in Buckkeep Castle, his young daughter Bee is abducted from Withywoods by pale and mysterious raiders who leave ruin and confusion in their wake. Fitz must find a way to rescue his beloved Bee. At the same time it is the Fool’s fiercest wish to return to Clerres with the best assassin he has ever known, to gain vengeance and justice.Can Fitz bear to take up the tools of his old trade again, even to avenge his dearest friend and save his child?
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