NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE
YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND THE INDEPENDENT - Ranking alongside George R.
R. Martin as a groundbreaking master of fantasy, Robin Hobb delivers the
second book in her long-awaited Fitz and the Fool trilogy.
The harrowing adventures of FitzChivalry Farseer and his enigmatic
friend the Fool continue in Robin Hobb's triumphant follow-up to Fool's
Assassin. But Fool's Quest is more than just a sequel. With the
artistry and imagination her fans have come to expect, Hobb builds
masterfully on all that has gone before, revealing devastating secrets
and shocking conspiracies that cast a dark shadow over the history of
Fitz and his world--a shadow that now stretches to darken all future
hope.
Long ago, Fitz and the Fool changed the world, bringing back the magic
of dragons and securing both the Farseer succession and the stability of
the kingdom. Or so they thought. But now the Fool is near death, maimed
by mysterious pale-skinned figures whose plans for world domination
hinge upon the powers the Fool may share with Fitz's own daughter.
Distracted by the Fool's perilous health, and swept up against his will
in the intrigues of the royal court, Fitz lets down his guard . . . and
in a horrible instant, his world is undone and his beloved daughter
stolen away by those who would use her as they had once sought to use
the Fool--as a weapon.
But FitzChivalry Farseer is not without weapons of his own. An ancient
magic still lives in his veins. And though he may have let his skills as
royal assassin diminish over the years, such things, once learned, are
not so easily forgotten.
Now enemies and friends alike are about to learn that nothing is more
dangerous than a man who has nothing left to lose.
Praise for Fool's Quest
"A complex tapestry of adventure, betrayal, destiny, and unrelenting
peril . . . Hobb's expertise is evident as always."--Publishers
Weekly
"Glorious and beautiful storytelling . . . Hobb lets rip with
revelations, treachery, vengeance, sword fights and full on magical
mayhem."--SciFiNow*
"If readers have any doubt that Robin Hobb is one of the finest writers
in the fantasy genre, then they haven't read any of her
work."--SFFWorld
