For fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile,
assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into
his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz's mentor from his
assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost
love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to
fulfill his destiny.
Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir
to the Farseer throne, has vanished. Fitz, possessed of magical skills
both royal and profane, is the only one who can retrieve him in time for
his betrothal ceremony, thus sparing the Six Duchies profound political
embarrassment...or worse. But even Fitz does not suspect the web of
treachery that awaits him--or how his loyalties will be tested to the
breaking point.
Praise for Robin Hobb and Fool's Errand
"Fantasy as it ought to be written.... Robin Hobb's books are diamonds
in a sea of zircons." --George R. R. Martin
"[Robin] Hobb has created a world brimming with detail and complexity
[and] once again proves herself a full master of the epic fantasy."
--Tulsa World
"Splendid.... Despite some truly wrenching twists, there is a welcome
sense of new beginnings." --Locus
