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Fool Quest Book II of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy Robin Hobb Books

As expected, I loved this book. It’s hard to talk about all the things Robin Hobb does right, especially because at this point, I expect her to do them right, so this is going to be a pretty short review.

Spoilers for Fool’s Assassin ensue.

We pick up right where we ended things in Fool’s Assassin, and the pacing of the first half of the book is really slow. This was a bit irritating from the plot perspective considering the cliffhanger at the end of the last book, but Hobb doesn’t waste a single word. Fitz’s usual stubbornness is tempered by a little bit of wisdom, but he’s still very much himself. The Fool’s is not really himself, which is very unpleasant to read about, but makes sense. Bee is not as much of a presence in this book, but she’s a welcome one when she does show up. There are great new characters like Ash, great old characters that I never thought I’d see again, and welcome character development for characters from the first book.

There are a few moments involving Fitz in this book that I never really expected to happen, and some loose ends from the original Farseer trilogy are wrapped up. The last few chapters of the book are especially exciting for those of us who love the whole Realm of the Elderlings universe. All these good things make me scared for Fitz’s fate in the third book (especially as the book is called Asssassin’s Fate, and Robin Hobb doesn’t have a history of leaving her characters happy) but otherwise, I was thrilled.

I really don’t want to wait until this time next year to find out what happens next.


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Fool Quest Book II of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy Robin Hobb Books Reviews

I've been voraciously devouring this trilogy. The books can be frustrating at times particularly this one because it delays so much. I want to find out what happens with Bee but instead get pages upon pages about food, clothing, baths, and Fitz's meat-headed inability to cooperate with his family and friends. I almost set it asside as once again he refused to plan or to cooperate with them. Sigh. That's Fitz. On to the next in the series.
"Fool's Quest" starts right where "Fool's Assassin" ends, so you'll want to read book 1 in the trilogy first. As I mentioned in my review of the first book, the trilogy is not so much three separate books as one giant book split into three parts, so, while of course you could jump in here in the middle, and if you've stumbled upon this book and are wondering whether to read it, the answer is a giant YES, I would recommend if at all possible reading them in order.

Like the first book, "Fool's Quest" is a giant, sprawling, epic fantasy monster of a novel. A considerable portion of the book is narrated from Bee's point of view, which adds a delightful freshness to it, and also builds the tension almost unbearably. Hobb tells the story from Bee's perspective for just long enough for things to get really desperate, and then jumps back to Fitz's point of view, often jumping around in time as well as space. The technique could be fragmented and incoherent, but it's not, mainly because there's so much narrative tension throughout the story that you'll be on the edge of your seat the entire time.

As with the first book in the trilogy, if you hate huge epic fantasy series and cliffhanger endings, you'll probably want to steer clear. But if you *love* that kind of stuff like I do, then you need to snap this up ASAP. Of course, if you've already read the first book, you'll be so desperate to continue you won't need me to tell you.
I am totally blown away by Robin Hobb's writing! She has created a total world filled with the most fascinating characters--humans and elderlings and dragons, kings and queens and princes... and magic. Especially magic. Such incredible magical powers! Reading these books, I travel to the most fantastic places and meet the most fascinating characters. I can only describe the experience as transformative and powerful and oh, so addicting.

In this, the second book of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy, we find our hero, Fitz, back in Buckkeep Castle, as he tries to nurse the Fool back to health after having been tortured by the Servants, a mysterious group who have colluded with the evil Chalcedeans to capture the singular person whose dreams can foretell he future. They have determined that Bee, the young daughter of Fitz and the now deceased Molly, is the "unacknowledged son" they seek. (Why they think Bee is a boy, I do not yet know. But genders do tend to merge and change in some characters of this series.) We readers share the abject devastation, anger and desire for revenge that Fitz and the rest of the Farseer royalty feel when they discover the destruction of Withywoods, the slaughter of most of that household and especially the abduction of Bee and her cousin, Shun.

The perilous adventure that Fitz embarks upon to revenge what he believes to be Bee's death is absolutely riveting, especially when he is joined by the Fool and a small, but mainly untrained entourage. I was spellbound right up to the thrilling but frightening cliffhanger at the end of the book.

I may be reading too much into the storyline, but I definitely felt there were some Christian overtones here, which I quite enjoyed. For example, when "wolf father" speaks to warn Bee, it seems like the voice of the Holy Spirit, or perhaps a guardian angel. And when Fitz is filled with the Skill stream (again, Holy Spirit?) and is able to heal the young elderling prince, and then he is mobbed by a large group of elderlings begging to be healed, much like the stories of Jesus' healings in the Gospels. And when the demands of the crowd become too excessive, Fitz is physically and mentally overwhelmed, reminiscent of a scene in Andrew Lloyd Weber's "Jesus Christ Superstar". But I digress.

I am eagerly anticipating reading the third book of this series. That particular pleasure will have to wait a few weeks while I try to catch up on my book club reading. I can't help but wonder, though, why there hasn't been a series of feature length movies based on these stories. What an amazing blockbuster that would (will?) be! It could rival or even surpass Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter combined. Oh, the po$$ibilitie$...
As expected, I loved this book. It’s hard to talk about all the things Robin Hobb does right, especially because at this point, I expect her to do them right, so this is going to be a pretty short review.

Spoilers for Fool’s Assassin ensue.

We pick up right where we ended things in Fool’s Assassin, and the pacing of the first half of the book is really slow. This was a bit irritating from the plot perspective considering the cliffhanger at the end of the last book, but Hobb doesn’t waste a single word. Fitz’s usual stubbornness is tempered by a little bit of wisdom, but he’s still very much himself. The Fool’s is not really himself, which is very unpleasant to read about, but makes sense. Bee is not as much of a presence in this book, but she’s a welcome one when she does show up. There are great new characters like Ash, great old characters that I never thought I’d see again, and welcome character development for characters from the first book.

There are a few moments involving Fitz in this book that I never really expected to happen, and some loose ends from the original Farseer trilogy are wrapped up. The last few chapters of the book are especially exciting for those of us who love the whole Realm of the Elderlings universe. All these good things make me scared for Fitz’s fate in the third book (especially as the book is called Asssassin’s Fate, and Robin Hobb doesn’t have a history of leaving her characters happy) but otherwise, I was thrilled.

I really don’t want to wait until this time next year to find out what happens next.