Fool's Errand (The Tawny Man, Book #1)

Hobb, Robin

ISBN 10: 0553801481 / ISBN 13: 9780553801484

Published by Spectra, 2002

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The book has slight soiling to the page block. The dust jacket is unclipped ($24.95) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line. Signed by the author on the title page. Seller Inventory # 002779

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fool's Errand (The Tawny Man, Book #1)

Publisher: Spectra

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Stephen Youll, dj art.

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st U.S. Edition 1st Printing.

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Synopsis:

FitzChivalry Farseer embarks on his latest adventure when he is forced out of seclusion by the news that Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, is missing, and as Fitz sets out to find the Prince before his betrothal ceremony, he is unexpectedly confronted by betrayal and intrigue at every turn.

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