**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
**
Nearly twenty years ago, Robin Hobb burst upon the fantasy scene with
the first of her acclaimed Farseer novels, Assassin's Apprentice,
which introduced the characters of FitzChivalry Farseer and his uncanny
friend the Fool. A watershed moment in modern fantasy, this novel--and
those that followed--broke exciting new ground in a beloved genre.
Together with George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb helped pave the way for
such talented new voices as Scott Lynch, Brandon Sanderson, and Naomi
Novik.
Over the years, Hobb's imagination has soared throughout the mythic
lands of the Six Duchies in such bestselling series as the Liveship
Traders Trilogy and the Rain Wilds Chronicles. But no matter how far she
roamed, her heart always remained with Fitz. And now, at last, she has
come home, with an astonishing new novel that opens a dark and gripping
chapter in the Farseer saga.
FitzChivalry--royal bastard and former king's assassin--has left his
life of intrigue behind. As far as the rest of the world knows,
FitzChivalry Farseer is dead and buried. Masquerading as Tom Badgerlock,
Fitz is now married to his childhood sweetheart, Molly, and leading the
quiet life of a country squire.
Though Fitz is haunted by the disappearance of the Fool, who did so much
to shape Fitz into the man he has become, such private hurts are put
aside in the business of daily life, at least until the appearance of
menacing, pale-skinned strangers casts a sinister shadow over Fitz's
past . . . and his future.
Now, to protect his new life, the former assassin must once again take
up his old one. . . .
Praise for Fool's Assassin
"Hobb knows the complicated workings of the wayward human heart, and she
takes time to depict them in her tale, to tell her story sweetly,
insistently, compellingly. . . . A book meant to be inhabited rather
than run through."--The Seattle Times
"[FitzChivalry Farseer is] one of the best characters in fantasy
literature."--Fantasy Book Review
"[Hobb's] prose sparkles, her characters leap off the
page."--Tordotcom
"Modern fantasy at its irresistible best."--The Guardian
"Fantastic . . . emotionally rich storytelling."--Library Journal
(starred review)
