“Fool’s Errand” is a deeply felt return to FitzChivalry Farseer, fifteen years older and settled into a quiet life. Much of the pleasure lies in being back with long-known characters before the quest begins; some readers call the pace slow without minding it, and others say the pages never drag. It is also a heartbreaking book. Newcomers should not begin here; it draws its force from the earlier books about Fitz.

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About the book

Fool's Errand is a fantasy novel by American writer Robin Hobb, the first in her Tawny Man Trilogy. It commences 15 years after the events in Assassin's Quest, a period covered by The Liveship Traders Trilogy ; it resumes the story of FitzChivalry Farseer after he has wandered the world and finally settled to a quiet, cottage-dwelling life with his adopted son Hap.

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Reading order · The Tawny Man Trilogy

Full order & progress →

No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.

Le Prophète blanc
Le Prophète blanc2001Start here
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La Secte maudite2001
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Les Secrets de Castelcerf2002
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Serments et Deuils2002
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Le Dragon des glaces
Le Dragon des glaces2003
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L'ASSASSIN ROYAL T.13 ; ADIEUX ET RETROUVAILLES (French Edition)2003
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Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.7 across 553 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 79% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.6 comes out.