num_pages: 486
description: This first volume of a new trilogy from one of fantasy's most popular and skilled authors will delight longtime Hobb fans as well as first-time readers of her work.  FitzChivalry, the hero of The Farseer trilogy, now lives an isolated and quiet life with his foster son Hap and his Wit partner wolf, Nighteyes, until he is sought out by his old mentor Chade and the enigmatic, charming Fool. Once again, duty calls: Fitz must find a missing prince and prevent political chaos in the Six Duchies. The mission will test his conflicting loyalty to country and family, his uneasy compromise with his own magic, and all the relationships he values most. If you're a fantasy fan who hasn't yet explored the Farseer world, this is a fine place to start: Hobb deftly provides new readers with all the needed information. The finely detailed world building and intensive character development rarely slow down the action of the story. Fool's Errand is a complex, beautifully written and sometimes heart-rending examination of the consequences of duty and love. --Roz Genessee 
language: English
title: Fool's Errand
titlecomplete: Fool's Errand (Tawny Man, #1)
characters: Jinna, Chade Fallstar, Civil Bresinga, Peladine, Starling Birdsong, Deerkin, Hap Gladheart, Sydel Grayling of Cotterhills, Nighteyes, FitzChivalry Farseer, Elliania the Narcheska, Laurel (Tawny Man), Jaglea Bresinga, Kettricken (Farseer), Laudwine, The Fool (Elderling Saga), Dutiful Farseer
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Epic, Fantasy
ratings_count: 89497
places: Buckkeep
series: Die zweiten Chroniken von Fitz dem Weitseher, O Regresso do Assassino, The Tawny Man, The Realm of the Elderlings
publisher: Spectra