Fool's Fate - Robin Hobb

This is the third and final book in the Tawny Man trilogy by fantasy writer Robin Hobb. Fools Fate came out back in 2003. This was another big hit for the author after the sucess of her first two books in the series. Fans were eager to find out the fate of the characters and see where the story goes. I really enjoyed the first two books in this series and so was very excited about getting into this one. The world in which I this is set is no very familiar to the readers and I really enjoy finding out what is going to happen to the big characters. So the story carries on from the 2nd book, we find Fitz still in charge of his small band of ...  Read the complete review

Fools fate is the final novel in the Golden Fool trilogy that encompasses a story arc that began in Assassin's Apprentice and which has continued through a series of nine novels. Royal advisor Fitz Chivalry, in the guise of Tom Badgerlock, and his former mentor Chade are due to accompany Prince Dutiful to the Outislands to finalise his betrothal with their Narcheska, Ellianna. But first Dutiful must uphold to the bargain that he has made and to the obligation to which he has sworn to. Dutiful and his companions must travel to the ice glacier in which the dragon, Icefyre, lies buried and remove his head. Only then can the marriage between these two cultures be ...  Read the complete review

The final book of the Tawny Man trilogy, and the last volume in the nine-book sequence of the Farseers, is a long awaited and richly rewarding climax to one of the landmark fantasies of the last decade. As the book opens, FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard scion of the ruling family of the Six Duchies, braces himself to accompany Prince Dutiful to the Outislands, to help him win the hand of the Princess Elliana by slaying the Dragon Icefyre. Things, of course, are not quite as simple as that. There are secrets buried behind Elliana's demand for Icefyre's head, and unexpected oppositions among the Outisland clans. Then again, Fitz also has to keep control of the ...  Read the complete review