The Tawny Man, Book 3
Spectra
December 2004
On Sale: November 23, 2004
928 pages ISBN: 0553582461 EAN: 9780553582468 Mass Market Paperback Add to Wish List
A heralded writer of epic fantasy, Robin Hobb has given
readers worlds within worlds in her heroic Farseer and
Liveship Traders trilogies. Now she takes the final step in
the breathtaking trilogy of the Tawny Man, as the tale of
FitzChivalry Farseer comes to an epic end. Rife with
boundless adventure and unforgettable characters, Fool’s
Fate is destined to become a classic of the
genre.
Assassin, spy, and Skillmaster, FitzChivalry
Farseer, now known only as man-at-arms Tom Badgerlock, has
become firmly ensconced in the queen’s court at Buckkeep.
Only a few are aware of his fabled, tangled past—and the
sacrifices he made to survive it. And fewer know of his
possession of the Skill magic. With Prince Dutiful, his
assassin-mentor Chade, and the simpleminded yet strongly
Skilled Thick, FitzChivalry strives to aid the prince on a
quest that could ultimately secure peace between the Six
Duchies and the Outislands—and win Dutiful the hand of the
Narcheska Elliania.
For the Narcheska has set the
prince on an unfathomable task: to behead a dragon trapped
in ice—the legendary Icefyre, on the island of Aslevjal. Yet
not all the clans of the Outislands support the prince’s
effort to behead their legendary defender. Are there
darker forces at work behind the Narcheska’s imperious
demand? As the prince and his coterie set sail, FitzChivalry
works behind the scenes, playing nursemaid to the ailing
Thick, while striving to strengthen their Skill—ultimately
bringing his unacknowledged daughter into the web of the
Skill magic, where the truth must finally unfold.
The
quest emerges amid riddles that must be unraveled, a clash
of cultures, and the ultimate betrayal. For knowing that the
Fool has foretold he will die on the island of ice,
FitzChivalry has plotted with Chade to leave his dearest
friend behind. But fate cannot so easily be
defied.