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Fool's Errand

Fool's Errand

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  • Author：Robin Hobb
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Summary

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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Reviews

Rishendra Chauhan ，

4。6/5 ⭐

Anna Antonova ，

Friends， I cried when I first read this。 Real tears。 It's been long since I have loved book characters so much and hurt for them so much。 Whenever I reread it， my heart still stops at That Moment。 If you've read the book and you know Fitz's journey， you'll know what I'm talking about when I say Hobb is incredibly skilled because she understands how in life the rightness and beauty of change is sometimes wrapped up with loss and pain。 She understands the wisdom of learning to let go even with a b Friends， I cried when I first read this。 Real tears。 It's been long since I have loved book characters so much and hurt for them so much。 Whenever I reread it， my heart still stops at That Moment。 If you've read the book and you know Fitz's journey， you'll know what I'm talking about when I say Hobb is incredibly skilled because she understands how in life the rightness and beauty of change is sometimes wrapped up with loss and pain。 She understands the wisdom of learning to let go even with a bleeding heart。 And she understands that even knowing all this we are always foolish and hurt and bound with the world and utterly alone in these moments of loss。 。。。more

Rebecca Dawkins ，

I love Robin Hobb’s books so much。 Coming back to the realm of the Elderlings after a break was so nice！ She is by far one of my all time favorite authors！

Troy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 // 5 Snarling， I looked down at my stalker。 I looked into my own eyes looking into my own eyes looking into my own eyes –I sat bolt upright， flung from sleep。 Sweat sheathed me and my mouth was dry as dust。 I rolled out of bed and stood， disoriented。 Where was the window， where was the door？ This was not an epic journey。 This was a trial。 A trial I hope Fitz and Fool's relationship can endure。 I yearn for more and more Fitz and the Fool， knowing full well what is to come。 4。5 // 5 Snarling， I looked down at my stalker。 I looked into my own eyes looking into my own eyes looking into my own eyes –I sat bolt upright， flung from sleep。 Sweat sheathed me and my mouth was dry as dust。 I rolled out of bed and stood， disoriented。 Where was the window， where was the door？ This was not an epic journey。 This was a trial。 A trial I hope Fitz and Fool's relationship can endure。 I yearn for more and more Fitz and the Fool， knowing full well what is to come。 。。。more

Goobahfish ，

Ha ha ha。。。 well it is a bit slow to start。 Hobb basically has to unpick Fitz from the state she left him in the last trilogy so it is fair。 Still， a bit slow。 The book goes in an interesting direction and having read the second （which was inevitable given this one） I don't have any regrets reading it。To be honest， I think I'm enjoying this trilogy more than the first so far。 Fitz is a more developed character and doesn't have that 'reader-insert' feel any more。 You know with dread when he is go Ha ha ha。。。 well it is a bit slow to start。 Hobb basically has to unpick Fitz from the state she left him in the last trilogy so it is fair。 Still， a bit slow。 The book goes in an interesting direction and having read the second （which was inevitable given this one） I don't have any regrets reading it。To be honest， I think I'm enjoying this trilogy more than the first so far。 Fitz is a more developed character and doesn't have that 'reader-insert' feel any more。 You know with dread when he is going to do something stupid and Hobb is great at throwing his 'principles' against 'common sense' to disastrous results。 。。。more

Marilou Paru ，

So glad to be back in this world。。。 Oh fool how I missed you

Suhani Anguloori ，

While reading it， I was totally engulfed by the plot， but after finishing it and looking back， I realize that not much really happened。

Amanda ，

welp I'm emotionally ruined forever， thx robin welp I'm emotionally ruined forever， thx robin 。。。more

Stephanie ，

Brilliant book， fantasy writing at its best。

Thomas ，

It’s really good。 While not be as deep as royal assassin it’s very well paced， with me never getting bored or distracted like I did with assassins quest and the liveship traders。

JoaniE ，

I thoroughly enjoy the Fools books。 Exciting。 Intriguing。 Enchanting。

Tim ，

Exploring themes of belonging， loss， and acceptance， the first entry in the Tawny Man trilogy excels at developing characters you come to love。 You grow with them， mourn with them， and celebrate their victories with them。This is fantasy at its peak， an exploration of humanity through a fantastical lens。 This book broke my heart in ways that few books ever have。 I am excited at what Hobb has in store for me next。

Jake Bishop ，

Fool's Errand hits me right in the feels， and keeps the Hobb 5 star train going9。8/10 Fool's Errand hits me right in the feels， and keeps the Hobb 5 star train going9。8/10 。。。more

Gaveyu ，

The book are definitely fantastic。

Dobeed ，

This book is totally fantastic。

Ryan ，

True to Hobb fashion， the novel starts slowly， spending alot of time with Fitz and Nighteyes in their new humble life。 Yet， here I liked that Hobb took this time， because it allowed us to really get into Fitz as he is now， and not as we left him last。 This was such a great reintroduction to the characters and world Hobb had so brilliantly created with her first trilogy。 I love the chemistry between Fitz and the Fool that was truly established in the last book， and took center stage here。 It real True to Hobb fashion， the novel starts slowly， spending alot of time with Fitz and Nighteyes in their new humble life。 Yet， here I liked that Hobb took this time， because it allowed us to really get into Fitz as he is now， and not as we left him last。 This was such a great reintroduction to the characters and world Hobb had so brilliantly created with her first trilogy。 I love the chemistry between Fitz and the Fool that was truly established in the last book， and took center stage here。 It really created a dynamic and fun fantasy read。The other element that really had me hooked was the focus on the Wit over Skill。 In the previous trilogy the Skill took more of the focus， and while the Wit was there， less time and information was provided for it。 And here， with Fools Errand， the Wit gets more depth and focus。Hobb is such a fantastic writer， and this book was one of her best。 。。。more

Declan Ellis ，

This book made me cry。 It's brilliant。 I hate it。 This book made me cry。 It's brilliant。 I hate it。 。。。more

Beth Dorfman ，

Having finished the Farseer trilogy I decided that my heart needed a rest from all the emotions it stirred。 Now that I finished the first book of this trilogy I am reminded as to why。 When my boyfriend asks me why I read something that makes me so sad， I struggle to explain the beauty of this sadness。 I love Robin Hobb's writing， I love the way she makes me want to keep reading， so I can keep crying， laughing， loving and hating with her characters。 I just love it。 Having finished the Farseer trilogy I decided that my heart needed a rest from all the emotions it stirred。 Now that I finished the first book of this trilogy I am reminded as to why。 When my boyfriend asks me why I read something that makes me so sad， I struggle to explain the beauty of this sadness。 I love Robin Hobb's writing， I love the way she makes me want to keep reading， so I can keep crying， laughing， loving and hating with her characters。 I just love it。 。。。more

Timo ，

Seuraavan Näkijän Taru kokonaisuuteen kuuluvan trilogian avausosa。 Edellisen kirjan dramaattisen päätöksen jälkeen Fitz on elänyt lyhyen valtelujakson jälkeen vuosia pienessä metsämökissä väärän nimen turvin。 Seuranaan hänellä on ollut vain kasvattipoikansa Onni ja sutensa Yönsilmä。 Onni on jo kasvanut niin suureksi， että hän miettii kisällin paikkaa puusepän verstaassa ja lähtee ansaitsemaan tähän tarvittavia varoja rengin töissä。 Samaan aikaan Narri tule tapaamaan Fitziä。 Narri on hylännyt nar Seuraavan Näkijän Taru kokonaisuuteen kuuluvan trilogian avausosa。 Edellisen kirjan dramaattisen päätöksen jälkeen Fitz on elänyt lyhyen valtelujakson jälkeen vuosia pienessä metsämökissä väärän nimen turvin。 Seuranaan hänellä on ollut vain kasvattipoikansa Onni ja sutensa Yönsilmä。 Onni on jo kasvanut niin suureksi， että hän miettii kisällin paikkaa puusepän verstaassa ja lähtee ansaitsemaan tähän tarvittavia varoja rengin töissä。 Samaan aikaan Narri tule tapaamaan Fitziä。 Narri on hylännyt narrin roolinsa ja elää Peuralinnassa arvostettuna， aatelismiehenä， lordi Kultaisena。 Peuralinnan prinssi （joka on Fitzin serkku tai oma poika， riippuen vähän miltä kannalta asiaa katsoo） on kadonnut vain vähän ennen kuin hänen oli tarkoitus kihlautua aikaisemman vihollisvaltion prinsessan kanssa maiden välisten suhteiden parantamiseksi。 Prinssi pitää löytää nopeasti， tai maiden välinen sopimus on uhattuna， ja kuka tietää， vaikka prinssin henki olisi vaarassa， sillä näyttää siltä， että hän kuten Fitzkin taitaa ei vain näkijöiden suvun Taidon， vaan myös halveksitun， vaarallisena ja jopa lähes perverssinä pidetyn eläimiin yhteyden luomiseen kykenevän Vaiston。 Vaiston harjoittajia vainotaan ja jokainen siihen kykeneväksi epäilty tapetaan julmasti。 Kirja oli mielestäni parempi kuin edelliset osat。 Se lähti jonkin verran nopeammin liikkeelle ja yleiseen jahkailuun tuntui kuluvan vähemmän aikaa。 Fitz on edelleen sisäisesti epävarma， mutta hän on uskollinen valtakunnalle ja sen laillisella johdolla ja joutuu tekemään asioita， joita ei haluaisi sekä uhraamaan itsensä ja sutensa sen edestä， johon uskoo。 Edelleenkään hän ei ole harkitsevin tai viisain henkilö， mutta tämä tekee hänestä inhimillisen ja helposti samaistuttavan。 Jonkinasteista kasvamista on hänessä tapahtunut， onhan hän jo vanha mies ainakin omasta mielestään， yli kolmekymppinen。 Huomioiden kaikki ne vammat， joita hän tarinan aikana tähän mennessä on saanut， ei tosin ole ihme， että paikat alkavat jo pahasti kolottaa ja liikkeet olla jäykkiä。 Kirjan juoni tuntuu vetävämmältä ja jopa sen kieli paremmalta kuin edellisessä trilogiassa。 Hieno ja mukaansatempaava kirja。 。。。more

Jacob ，

Oh my goodness， this is my favorite book of the year so far， and I find myself unable to think of anything else。 This book leaves me so deep in my feelings its unbelievable。 I cannot believe Robin Hobb's expertise to write engaging， captivating， and real characters。 Oh my goodness， this is my favorite book of the year so far， and I find myself unable to think of anything else。 This book leaves me so deep in my feelings its unbelievable。 I cannot believe Robin Hobb's expertise to write engaging， captivating， and real characters。 。。。more

Pranav Prabhu ，

9。5/10 “The truth， I discovered， is a tree that grows as a man gains access to experience。 A child sees the acorn of his daily life， but a man looks back on the oak。” Fool's Errand picks up fifteen years after the events of Assassin's Quest， continuing Fitz's story， and out of the four books that follow Fitz， it is by far my favourite one。 We meet both familiar and new characters as he investigates a new threat to the Six Duchies monarchy。 It moves at a slow， but never boring pace， and I was e 9。5/10 “The truth， I discovered， is a tree that grows as a man gains access to experience。 A child sees the acorn of his daily life， but a man looks back on the oak。” Fool's Errand picks up fifteen years after the events of Assassin's Quest， continuing Fitz's story， and out of the four books that follow Fitz， it is by far my favourite one。 We meet both familiar and new characters as he investigates a new threat to the Six Duchies monarchy。 It moves at a slow， but never boring pace， and I was engaged throughout， so much so that I read the entire book in a day。Fitz is a different person after all these years， yet somehow familiar。 He retains his defining personality traits while also seeming more mature， wiser， and cautious。 How his relationships with people have changed over time， and his interactions with old and new characters was the highlight of this book and one of Hobb's strengths。 He deals with a conspiracy in Buckkeep while struggling to keep up appearances at court and maintain his relationships with his friends， especially with a young boy named Hap that he considers himself responsible for。 His interactions with the younger characters was both heartwarming and funny， since Fitz gets annoyed at them for behaving in an oblivious and dumb manner while realizing that he used to act in the exact same way when he was younger。 His back-and-forth with Prince Dutiful was reminiscent of the relationship between Burrich and Fitz。This book also is more tightly plotted than the Farseer books， having a main mystery and problem that Fitz has to deal with be the driving force for the narrative， with some more of the world， history， and magic being expanded upon。 Fitz's relationship with Nighteyes and the Fool are by far my favourite parts of this book， they feel extremely organic and realistically built with a depth of trust that is enviable。 I do wish that he would have had more interactions with Kettricken， since their relationship in the Farseer Trilogy was one that I was the most invested in。 The larger focus on the Fool was also welcome， since the Fool is one of my favourite characters in the Realm of the Elderlings。Overall， an excellent re-introductory story to Fitz as an older character that has a sharper， more focused plot and concentrates on his relationships with other characters and how his life has changed over the years。 。。。more

Amanda Stajan ，

This was like coming home to be with an old friend。 Robin Hobb is such an amazing author。 Her characters are so colourful and the storyline is rich。 I can't get enough and am excited to start the second in this trilogy。 This was like coming home to be with an old friend。 Robin Hobb is such an amazing author。 Her characters are so colourful and the storyline is rich。 I can't get enough and am excited to start the second in this trilogy。 。。。more

Morgan Lammert ，

It’s so good to be back in this world。 I especially enjoyed the bits of plot that related to the liveship trilogy。

Evelyn ，

Slowly falling more and more in love with Robin Hobb's work！ Slowly falling more and more in love with Robin Hobb's work！ 。。。more

Kathrin ，

I really enjoyed being back into Realm of the Elderinglings world and to see Fitz again。

Quinn Morrow ，

This book is everything that more than what I could have hoped for from a sequel to the Farseer Trilogy。 Robin Hobb somehow gets even better。 For those who had a hard time with #3， Assassin's Quest of the Farseer Trilogy， let me just say that if you stop there in Fitz's journey， ya done messed up。On the topic of Fitz， I noticed a different personality from the previous trilogy。 He seems a little more impatient， and at times， the book seems a little bit darker。 Fitz seems closer to anger than he This book is everything that more than what I could have hoped for from a sequel to the Farseer Trilogy。 Robin Hobb somehow gets even better。 For those who had a hard time with #3， Assassin's Quest of the Farseer Trilogy， let me just say that if you stop there in Fitz's journey， ya done messed up。On the topic of Fitz， I noticed a different personality from the previous trilogy。 He seems a little more impatient， and at times， the book seems a little bit darker。 Fitz seems closer to anger than he did in the past。 I think this is an ingenious addition from the author。 After all， this book takes place 15 years after the conclusion of Assassin's Quest。 Fitz is older， and he has been living like a hermit。 I think the change in personality is natural。Similar to Hobb's previous installments in the Realm of the Elderlings， this book has a slow build with minimal action （not necessarily true of Liveship Traders） but ALL the necessary character development to keep you hooked。 That being said， I didn't notice any pacing issues which are occasionally present in some of Hobb's works。A lot of world-building is further fleshed out with Hobb going into more detail about the Wit， connections being made to the lands in the Liveship Traders Trilogy， and socio-political dynamics being established。Honestly， I wish I could write a better review， but I just can't stop thinking about the book。 I think Hobb wrote it perfectly。 That doesn't mean that there isn't the usual heartache that comes from reading Fitz's story， but I think Hobb captures both the beauty and pain， translating the story into a cathartic experience。 。。。more

Natalia Ravenschlag ，

Es war sehr schön alle bekannten Figuren wieder zu sehen。 Trotz einiger Längen eine spannende und interessante Geschichte der Weitseher 🤗

Sam Wescott ，

Well， this was lovely and painful and bittersweet in a lot of really moving ways。 I always love it when characters are given room to age and to change and this book took full advantage of that。 It's full of bittersweet reunions and fresh starts and that lurching feeling when you return back home to find that everything has changed。 I really enjoyed the Liveship books and it was a little odd to get stuffed back into a single POV after the sprawling narration of that trilogy， but coming home to Fi Well， this was lovely and painful and bittersweet in a lot of really moving ways。 I always love it when characters are given room to age and to change and this book took full advantage of that。 It's full of bittersweet reunions and fresh starts and that lurching feeling when you return back home to find that everything has changed。 I really enjoyed the Liveship books and it was a little odd to get stuffed back into a single POV after the sprawling narration of that trilogy， but coming home to Fitz felt good。 I was ecstatic when The Fool showed up and I loved how the author managed to mirror Fitz's nostalgia and trepidation with the reader's feeling of being slightly off-balance and needing to catch up。 I actually really prefer Fitz as this older character as well。 He takes things less personally and flies off the handle a lot less frequently。 This book really takes full advantage in being a book within a trilogy within a series of trilogies。 It let's the plot of the books before it feel like a solid weight of real time and the characters have changed under it。 Really well-written and emotional。 。。。more

Jodie ，

I'm sorry to use a cliche， but I was genuinely 'hooked' from the beginning with this book。 After completing the Liveship Traders troliogy last year and The Farseer trilogy before that， I was apprehensive about returning to the continuation of the story - now I'm wondering why I waited so long！ Hobb writes such a vast and tangible world， with so many vibrant characters that a reader can feel a connection to。 I unashamedly admit I felt emotional at several intervals with all the references to the I'm sorry to use a cliche， but I was genuinely 'hooked' from the beginning with this book。 After completing the Liveship Traders troliogy last year and The Farseer trilogy before that， I was apprehensive about returning to the continuation of the story - now I'm wondering why I waited so long！ Hobb writes such a vast and tangible world， with so many vibrant characters that a reader can feel a connection to。 I unashamedly admit I felt emotional at several intervals with all the references to the previous books and meetings between familiar characters。A truly incredible and memorable series of novels written by a master writer。 。。。more

Nadia ，

Five stars！ Riveting read

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