
#34 in Fantasy
Fool's Fate
- 881
- Pages
- about 16 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Fool’s Fate” closes “The Tawny Man Trilogy” with an emotional force that leaves some readers in tears. Its strength is the bond between Fitz and the Fool, two characters whom followers of the series have had a long time to grow close to. At nearly nine hundred pages and with earlier volumes behind it, the book is written for those who have read what comes before.
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About the book
Fool's Fate is a fantasy novel by American writer Robin Hobb, the third in her Tawny Man Trilogy. It was published in 2003.
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 blancStart hereLe Prophète blanc–Not ranked yet
- La Secte maudite
–Not ranked yet - Les Secrets de Castelcerf
–Not ranked yet - Serments et Deuils
–Not ranked yet - Le Dragon des glacesLe Dragon des glaces–Not ranked yet
- L'ASSASSIN ROYAL T.13 ; ADIEUX ET RETROUVAILLES (French Edition)
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 9.0 across 440 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 75% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 9.0 | 440 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Fool's Fate?
It has 881 pages — longer than 89% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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