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Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Ah, FitzChivalry.
Over the years I have constantly reread this trilogy, and I am always blown away by the absolute perfection that is Fool's Errand. It is the consummate perfect book for me. The characters are bright and gay, the prose wonderfully rendered, the problems urgent, and the solutions satisfying.
Over the years I have constantly reread this trilogy, and I am always blown away by the absolute perfection that is Fool's Errand. It is the consummate perfect book for me. The characters are bright and gay, the prose wonderfully rendered, the problems urgent, and the solutions satisfying.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol
Spoilers for hate crimes:
The people of the Six Duchies are horrified of the Wit, a kind of animal magic that some people possess. Some Witted folk are hunted and killed in this book. Though not described in graphic detail, a mob attempts to stone a woman, and in another place, a mob succeeds in hanging over water and quartering another Witted person.