false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170273738m/45108.jpg 45108 14 <I>Fool's Fate</I> 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 <I>Fool's Fate</I>, 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. <I>--Cynthia Ward</I> 2960725 2003 Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3) total:2234|5:1011|4:816|3:342|2:54|1:11| 2234 9464 2776 91 3 2 false true Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 12:26:36 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 13:03:54 -0700 2008
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Robin Hobb is one of my favorite fantasy authors because her stories are unique and complex and she's a great writer. Her prose is pleasant and she is particularly good at characterization; When you get finished with her books, you feel ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 22 16:47:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 16:47:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 08:45:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:50:20 -0700 2009
As I read the last few chapters, I wept. I full-out,...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 13:14:52 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 16:06:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 13 07:28:57 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 07:29:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 18:06:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 18:12:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 21:27:20 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 21:34:50 -0700 2009
However, can I just say to those of you who have read these boo...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 17 19:01:52 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 09:16:19 -0700 2009
After following these characters, specifically Fitz, for six books, I feel like the wrap-up at the end was a little dissapointing. I became seriously ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 18:43:44 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 21:55:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 26 10:41:30 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 11:02:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Sep 30 12:33:01 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 19 06:33:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 18 19:39:32 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 19:45:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 13 11:52:59 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 12:01:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false true Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 11:43:20 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 07:25:39 -0700 2009 The whole trilogy left a feeling of the bloated fourth volume of The Farseer Trilogy where all loose ends are being tied up. Although, it is done very ungratefully.

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Fitz & Molly reunion plus 7 kids bonus ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 11:37:48 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:38:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 07:33:44 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 07:38:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 05 02:51:49 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 08 05:31:14 -0800 2008
A multi-climactic book, it does "trudge" a little towards the end. The book has an obvious climax about halfway through (which cou...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=45108