Fool's Fate (The Tawny Man, Book 3)

While I don't love everything that happens in this book, I definitely love the series.Set in an alternate world in a renaissance time period, it continues a story of friends, family, magic, dragons, and much more. While there might be many of these themes available, the Farseer and Tawny Man series definitely stand out in how you will fall in love with the characters and be engaged in the plot.Of the "Tawny Man" series, which is the follow up to the "Fitzchivalry Farseer" series, this is the most action packed. The first two in the series were more of a set up of the end, as well as a reminder of what happened in the first series and a point of filling in some of the important details of the plot line that further develops the characters and gives you the "why" of many of the things that have happened in the past.While the Tawny Man series doesn't get you quite as attached to the characters as Farseer did, it's definitely a must read to complete the story and will definitely give you both joy, sorrow, and a mixture of emotions as you learn more about the characters. It's definitely satisfying, though I'd say you really should read the first series before it. If you haven't, then definitely read it after. It's wonderful.There are notes of the authors other series "Liveships" throughout the books that give you several peeks into the lives of those characters as well, which I feel adds a lot of flavor to the book.I have read all three of the aforementioned series several times, with this one being read with my family aloud so that my husband can experience this wonderful story.

I read most of 12 of this prolonged series, beginning with Assasin's Apprentice, and enjoyed 11 of them. Many of Hobb's critics point out the lack of editing (any of her books could be at least 200 pages shorter with no loss of interest), and Fool's Fate certainly fits that description. But here, in what one assumes is the last in the connected series, I think she just runs out of Ideas. Fitz becomes boring (he badly needed a sense of humor), and bringing old characters back (nighteyes) really doesn't work. The last dragon sequence lasts for almost 30 pages, and just drags on and on. I loved many of these books, and recommend the entire effort, but I (and the author, I believe) just ran out of gas here.And finally (a modest spoiler), what is it with the plot device of spending hundreds of pages on characters that barely matter in subsequent books? I am thinking of at least 20 characters including Thick, Dutiful, Shun and even the Fool, who is hardly vital in this last book. At least GRRM just kills them off!

(No spoilers) This book was a great ending to a sometimes mixed bag of a series. I read the first three books (Assassin's series), and then read this trio. This trio was much more enjoyable to read, although it starts out slow with a lot of recap. At times with the Assassin's series, and to some extent in this trio, I felt like the plot devices (mainly keeping Fitz clueless and ignorant) became tiresome. Would a trained assassin really make that mistake? Would they really not put two and two together for so long? I also wasn't keen on how she often portrayed women as being emotionally volatile and beyond reasoning. But it is a well-crafted series and I was fully engrossed in this last book, which hasn't happened for me in a while. I would give this book five stars, with the overall series toggling between three and four stars.

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I generally prefer audio books, now that I have become accustomed to them. This last book in the trilogy was not yet available on audible.com when I finished book 2. I'm glad I decided to read it, rather than wait.The emotional ups and downs are frustrating but not unrealistic given the story. I get tired of angst for the sake of angst that permeates so many novels written of late. It seems that self-loathing is a popular and permanent state of being for some heroes. Fitz has his share of difficult times but it is plot driven. it is also balanced by humor and happier times.The first book in the next trilogy is set to be released in a week. I am eager to read more about these characters but I must say that this series has left me well satisfied and content. I may wait until all three are released before I purchase them.Do yourself a favor and read this series after the Assassin's series...get them all, right now, and settle yourself in a comfy chair with a cup of tea and jump into this fascinating world!

I have enjoyed Hobb's books sooo much, I'm into the second reading of those that involve Fitz-Chivalry, and would recommended them to everyone. As for the third set of books, from what I've read, they don't involve Fitz, so haven't continued on with them

I wanted to get to the end, and it was a shame because I really enjoyed most of this series. The book was just so slow, and I wanted a better ending for Fitz. I just didn't want him to end up where he began. Such an odd tempo. Half way through, I just wanted to put it down and read something else, yet the end was so rushed. It's hard not to say read it, because obviously it is the 6th in a series! You have to get through them all, but it certainly wasn't her best.

If you think you know what will happen in this book based on the previous too, you will be delightedly surprised I suspect!No obvious endings for Hobb! OK, you might guess some details but I doubt you'd come up with the meat.Anyway, this is an absolutely amazing end to the trilogy. I am not ashamed to say I was brought to tears several times in this book. It some places it is heart-rending, in others very touching, and always full of page turning excitement.The Prince, Dutiful, has agreed to go to the fabled glaciated island where legend says that the dragon Icefyre is sleeping under the ice. But Lord Golden, The Fool, has already said he will die there so Chade and Fitz engineer it so he cannot get there.Does that stop him? Well, read it and see.We learn more about skilling and The Wit in this book and meet some interesting new characters and say farewell to some beloved ones. But we also reacquaint ourselves with some people we haven't met for a long time.Will Nettle ever find out the truth? Will Molly? Will Buck ever learn that the Witted Bastard lives?Is there really a dragon under the ice and what has happened to the Pale Woman from the Red Ship wars?This book is your Skill Stone to the answers and if you don't put this down when you've finished and declare it the best book ever, then I'll set a dragon on you!

I can’t say I knew of this author at the beginning. Sometimes I take a punt and buy because they’re reduced. I started on the Farseer trilogy, and after the first book I felt it was really something special. I powered through all three books, and I was desperate to know what happened next. I read The Tawney Man books, and the Fitz and the Fool series. All I can say is that you really care about these characters. You want Fitz to find happiness with Molly, but it’s a long painful journey. The reading experience is indescribable. I’m not particularly into fantasy or magic, but I’ll read anything that grips me. This whole created world is exceptional filled with lives that matter. read and enjoy.

As much as in any if the authors trilogies you cannot wait to find out what happened but I was sad to see it finish even though the ending does leave the book open somewhat. I like the fact that this book really rounded on the relationship between the Fool and Fitz even though the other characters were not neglected. We get to go back to the two of them together in a quest of their own. The lack of Fitz relationships with those new to his life was a bit strange as they were ever present before and seem to not be of importance anymore, such as Hap and Starling.The story is brilliant as always and you gets few shocks here and there. The ending did leave me a little annoyed as there didn't seem to be any real ending(not the whole story just bits in particular) as you'll realise when you finish it! I do hate to say that it does seem as though a few loose ends were tied up rather quickly but all in all its brilliant and I would love to see the character brought back someday.

This is a review of all 6 books in the Farseer saga.It is remarkable that Robin Hobb has managed to write 6 books with which I can find hardly any fault. The books are admittedly quite slow in places (especially 'the golden fool')and it does not have the large set piece battles of the "a song of fire and ice" books (i.e. "Game of Thrones") by George R.R.Martin. But there is no filler; at no point did I find the books too long.The exclusive focus on the main character Fitz may bore some, the surprise elements of Martin's books, when you don't know who is going to die next, is absent. It does perhaps get a bit tiresome that Fitz gets beaten up so much throughout the series and it's nice that there is a happy ending for him.All in all probably the best set of fantasy novels of their kind, and possibly just one of the best set of novels, that I have read.I should point out that the series needs to be read in order. Otherwise it is unlikely to captivate you.

The best writer I've ever read... I don't think this series could be improved and to interlink so many characters and stories across the three trilogies so far (anyone who didn't read the liveship books between the 6 Fitz books has very much missed out), it's just incredible. I've read the dune books, game of thrones, the ender books and countless other amazing series...and Robin Hobb matches them word for word but somehow brings more to the reader by having this seemingly unending output of stories to give us. Prolific and perfect! Thank you for giving me access to your imagination, Robin Hobb...