Fool's Errand (Tawny Man Series #1)

A LONG walk through the woods

Fifteen years have gone by Fitz and Night Eyes have wandered the world and finally ended up in an out of the way cabin in the wilderness. Starling the Minstrel visits now and then, sparking up emotions and memories. One day she brings a small child, "Hap", she found on the streets, to live with Fitz, hoping to fill his lonely days. Fitz sees "Hap" as himself growing up with no one to care for him and tries hard to teach "Hap" how to survive on his own. This fills the first half of the book, not a lot happening but day to day experiences.
Enter Chade, who pays a surprise visit and asks Fitz to come home to Buckkeep and teach Prince Dutiful the wit and skill. Fitz hesitates until he is paid another surprise visit from an old friend, The Fool, who after staying a while almost convinces Fitz to return to Buckkeep. Then a messenger arrives with an urgent request from Chade to return immediately. Prince Dutiful has gone missing.
Now begins a long, long trek first to find the Prince, then bring him home. They are in for a few surprises along the way.
I thoroughly enjoy all of Hobb's work. She develops characters who live and you care about. This book has a good, if not action packed, story line that keeps you reading. I was very sad at one part in the story, because it was very similar to one of my life experiences. This trilogy is definitely worth getting,especially if you have already read The Assassin's Apprentice, as it carries on the story with the same characters. I am starting The Golden Fool as I write this, and suspect this trilogy will come to a great and satisflying end as always.

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Excellent Series

I actually liked the Tawny Man series better than the 1st three in the Farseer Trilogy. Very Good

It's great to be back with Fitz

Wonderful book. I lost it and cried for hours. Can't stop with this one - have to go on to Golden Fool.

Robin Hobb just gets better!

This whole series picks up where the Assassin's Apprentice series left off. A great read!

Loved the whole series

I highly recommend the Farseer and Tawny Man series. I wish Robin Hobb would continue with the lives of Prince Dutiful and Nettle. I just didn't want it to end.

Excellent

This+book+is+ver+good.

Absorbing!!

I find these books so captivating that I completely forget where I am when reading them! Hobb definitely has a way with words and her characters are complex and interesting. If you are a fantasy lover, these books should be on you "must read" list (be sure to start with "Assassin's Apprentice")!

If you like this author, you might also like "A Shadow in Summer" by Daniel Abraham, "Through Wolf's Eyes" by Jane Lindskold, and "Thief's Gamble" by Juliet E. McKenna!

FABULOUS!!!

I read the Farseer Trilogy and was informed by friend that it was indeed the end of the story- only to find the Tawny Man books years later! It was like running into an old friend from highschool! I loved the series, it was just as beautifully written as the first. To be honest, "The Assisain's Apprentice" bored me a bit as Hobb is slow to get her plots moving, but all of the plot dragging in the first series is more than made up for in the second, as the books pick right back up with very little backtracking. I was so pleased and could not put the books down.

One of the Best Fantasy Series EVer Written

I was ready to not to like Robin Hobb.Reading these books changed my mind. Now I have blasted through this series, the Tawny Man series, and am now starting on the Magic Ship. I'd write a lot more but I'm haVing to copy and paste all these letters and spaces in, keyboard is messed up. That should show you how great a writer Hobb is, to be worth all this trouble.

Great start to a new series

Great start to a new series

Amazing

Amazing. I'm almost finished and I went to buy the other two before I even finished. I can't let got of Tom or Hap yet.

Highly enjoyable whether or not you like fantasy

I loved this book although I had not read the author's previous series. Having not read much fantasy in the past, I was pleasantly surprised at the depth of the characters, especially the main character. I felt myself thinking about this character for a long time after finishing the book. I especially enjoyed the special skills he had that allowed him to communicate with his wolf. This relationship was the most fulfilling and touching part the book and written in a believable way that respects both human and animal feelings.
I will defnitely read the rest of the series and recommend it to anyone who wants a story with unforgettable characters who learn and grow, and the escapism that fantasy novels offer but without a lot of violence.

Diamond in the Rough

Unfortunately, the cover and first chapter seem to coincide against the marvel of this book. Once you get into the heart of the story, Hobbs magic takes over again and you are once again immersed into the Farseer world again. You will be amazed at how many puzzle pieces fit together if you read the Liveship Trader series before Tawny Man. I believe it is essential to the full story. Enjoy!!

good start

This book is not the best,but it is a good start for an excellent series.

I liked it

Definitely the best out of all of Fit's tales.

MORE!

A great series and I can't wait for the next one.

Amazing book

I had read the Farseer trilogy and enjoyed it, But this new continuation of Fitz's life brings in a whole new world of intrigue. I can't wait to read the next book.

Fantastic!!!

I loved the Farseer trilogy and hated when it ended. I was overjoyed to discover that Ms. Hobb has decided to revisit those great characters and begin a new trilogy. I have just finished ' Fool's Errand' and loved it. I stayed up many nights to read it and actually cried when one of the characters I loved died (Sorry, I don't want to spoil anything but I had to say it) I am sure any true fan of fantasy will love this new trilogy, too! Thank you Ms.Hobb and keep on writing...if only the story of Fitz could go on forever!

How could she!!!

How could she drag me back into Fitz's life like that!! Yet another amazing story. It is so refreshing to read a story that isn't all about happy endings and fairy tales. Keep 'em coming and i will keep buying them, Robin!!

Excellent; nearly as good as the first Farseer Books

I had previously read the Assassin trilogy, and for one reason or another I found it intolerably depressing. Reading this book reawakened me to Robin Hobb's writing; I am rereading the Assassin trilogy... and enjoying it this time. Immensely. The detail put into the environment is impressive enough, but truly unsurpassed are Hobb's characterizations. There is, in her books, a feeling of reality that is lacking in most fantasy. When I first encountered her work, I was unprepared for anything but fairy-tale fantasy where the Good Guys are Invincible Heroes who inevitably smite Evil in a Great Big Fight at the end, then go on to live happily ever after. I am glad my tastes have changed, and in such a timely literary era: A new generation of fantasy authors are changing the genre. People like Robin Hobb, Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay, and others are bringing to the fantasy genre a literary quality not seen since the great J.R.R Tolkien.