Fool's Assassin

Fool's Assassin is the first book in the epic fantasy trilogy Fitz and the Fool, written by American author Robin Hobb.[1] Ten years after the events of Fool's Fate, it resumes the story of FitzChivalry Farseer, a former assassin, as a middle-aged husband and father whose quiet life is disrupted by a new crisis.

Fool's Assassin
First edition cover
AuthorRobin Hobb
Cover artistAlejandro Colucci
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Fitz and The Fool Trilogy
GenreFantasy novel
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (UK) & Random House Publishing Group (US)
Publication date
12 August 2014
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages640 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN978-0-5533-9243-2
OCLC869308079
Followed byFool's Quest 

Plot summary

FitzChivalry ("Fitz") is a bastard of the royal Farseer family of the Six Duchies, who had previously used his inherited magical skills in the service of his king. After his past heroic sacrifices, Fitz had allowed all but his closest family and friends to believe that he had been killed. Under the name Tom Badgerlock, Fitz had enjoyed ten peaceful years with his wife and children as landholder of Withywoods, once the country estate of his father.

Fitz is reminded of the haunting disappearance of the Fool, a beloved friend who had helped shape Fitz's destiny since childhood, by the appearance of menacing, pale-skinned strangers close to his home. Their arrival precipitates a new crisis and new tragedies, including an imminent and powerful threat to the life of Fitz's young daughter, Bee Farseer.

Fearing for the survival of both the Fool and his daughter, Fitz is driven to return to the world of court intrigue at Buckkeep Castle, where he must take up the threads of his old life in an effort to save everything he loves from destruction.

Reception

Critical reception for Fool's Assassin have been mostly positive.[2][3][4] The Telegraph and Tor.com both gave favorable reviews for the work, which The Telegraph called "high art".[5][6]

gollark: My parents are very irritating wrt. hair. They keep trying to convince me to cut it.
gollark: Diogenes *was* rather based.
gollark: * say, even, not do
gollark: Most people can't influence politics much, so they fairly rationally mostly ignore it and do whatever makes people around them not shun them and whatever sounds nicest.
gollark: In politics this might manifest as "taxation is theft (because I don't particularly want to give the government money but they take it anyway)", or "work is slavery (because you are heavily incentivized to do some amount of work or you struggle to afford things)".

References
  1. Anders, Charlie Jane. "First Exclusive Look at Robin Hobb's Next Novel, Fool's Assassin!". io9. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. "Book review: Fool's Assassin and The Queen of the Tearling". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. "FOOL'S ASSASSIN". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. Flood, Alison. "Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb – a melancholic hero fights again". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. Shilling, Jane. "Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb, review: 'high art'". Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. Landon, Justin. "Pastoral Family Drama: The Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb". Tor.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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