Fool's Errand: The Tawny Man Trilogy Book 1 - Softcover

Hobb, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553582445 ISBN 13: 9780553582444

Publisher: Spectra Books, 1900

Synopsis

Title: Fool's Errand( The Tawny Man Trilogy Book 1) <>Binding: Mass Market Paperback <>Author: RobinHobb <>Publisher: SpectraBooks

About this title

Review:

In Fool's Errand, first of the "Tawny Man" trilogy, Robin Hobb brings back Fitz, hero of her emotionally powerful and intrigue-filled Assassin trilogy, from 15 years of self-imposed exile from his royal relations and from the world of power. Hobb is particularly good at the passage of time and the things it does not change; Fitz plausibly thinks of himself as older and more settled than he actually is. She is also good on the actual changes--Fitz's mentor Chade is teetering on the brink of old age and his androgynous ally the Fool has returned to court as the fop Lord Gallant; these are characters we cared about before and she makes it matter that they have aged or altered. Fitz is bonded by Wit to a wolf; the heir, Prince Dutiful, the son he never saw, is adrift with his own Wit in a world where people get lynched for it. Hobb's leisurely story-telling never lacks urgency and menace; this is a humane book which includes nightmarish touches along the way. Her sense of the world of magic and the world of political power is acute--she makes us see more than her flawed hero, even though we share his eyes.--Roz Kaveney

Review:

Praise for Robin Hobb and Fool's Errand

"Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."--George R. R. Martin

"[Robin] Hobb has created a world brimming with detail and complexity [and] once again proves herself a full master of the epic fantasy."--Tulsa World

"Splendid . . . Despite some truly wrenching twists, there is a welcome sense of new beginnings."--Locus

About this edition

• Publisher: Spectra Books
• Publication date: 1900
• ISBN 10: 0553582445
• ISBN 13: 9780553582444
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 672