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Fool's Fate is the third book of Robin Hobb's Tawny Man trilogy, and the ninth and concluding volume of the Fitzchivalry Farseer saga, one of the best high-fantasy series of the turn of the millennium. Fitz is the bastard son of the royal family of the Six Duchies, which he serves as assassin, guardsman, and Skill-magician. Fitz also serves the White Prophet as "Catalyst," the unique person who may enable the White Prophet to change human destiny for the better. In Fool's Fate, Fitz must accompany his kinsman, Prince Dutiful Farseer, to a distant northern island, where the prince must slay the world's last male dragon to win the hand of the Out Islands princess Elliania, the woman he loves. However, not even Elliania wants the dragon dead; why, then, does she require Dutiful to kill Icefyre? Are darker forces manipulating Elliania? Even worse, if Icefyre dies, the White Prophet foresees not only his own death, but a grim future for humankind. The prophet's only hope of changing the future is his Catalyst.Read full review
My favorite is Terry Goodkind if that helps anyone to get a feel for where I start. Robbin Hobb is just as detail oriented and the hero does not always win. This makes her more stories more believable. Her character development is first rate as is Goodkind's. As with Terry Brooks and Goodkind, there is some magic in Hobbs' books, but it is not rampant and is rare in the world she creates in her books. Fans of Goodkind and Brooks should like Hobbs every bit as much. In fact, I would put Hobbs ahead of Terry Brooks in sophistication and character development. Robin Hobb is the pen name of Megan Lindholm. I have not read any of the books she has written as Megan Lindholm.
This is the third and final book in the Tawny man series and well worth the read! I love the characters, the story is interesting and there is some interesting cross over from her series, the Ship of Magic. These two series were two of the most original I have read in a long time. I didn't want either one of them to end.
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