#101 in Fantasy
Fool's Assassin
- 739
- Pages
- about 14 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Our view
“Fool’s Assassin” returns to FitzChivalry Farseer in middle age, a husband and father living quietly until a new crisis intrudes. Its pull is strongest for readers who have followed him through the earlier books and almost dread seeing him suffer again; the direction the story takes may surprise even them. At more than seven hundred pages, and opening a new series, it is written for the faithful rather than newcomers.
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About the book
Fool's Assassin is the first book in the epic fantasy trilogy Fitz and the Fool, written by American author Robin Hobb. Ten years after the events of Fool's Fate, it resumes the story of FitzChivalry Farseer, a former assassin, as a middle-aged husband and father whose quiet life is disrupted by a new crisis.
Reading order · Fitz and the Fool
Full order & progress →- Fool's AssassinThis book
8.58.5 / 10 - La Fille de l'assassinLa Fille de l'assassin–Not ranked yet
- Assassin's Fate
8.98.9 / 10 - Le Retour de l'AssassinLe Retour de l'Assassin–Not ranked yet
- Le Destin de l'Assassin
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 363 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 71% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 12 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.7 | 351 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Fool's Assassin?
It has 739 pages — longer than 76% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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