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Fool's Errand
- Tawny Man Trilogy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Nick Taylor
- Length: 23 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's summary
Return to the world of the Farseers…
Robin Hobb’s best loved characters, Fitz , The Fool and Nighteyes the wolf, face new adventures and trials in the first book of The Tawny Man trilogy.
When Assassin’s Quest closed, Fitz was living in self-imposed exile. Wracked with pain, he had chosen to discard the magical gifts that had seen him survive the wonders and torments of navigating the legendary city of the Elderlings, and of raising a dragon.
Now, in this the first of a new trilogy, we are returned to the world of the Six Duchies and the lives of those who managed to survive the events of the first Assassin trilogy.
Fifteen years have passed and events are about to sweep Fitz out of his quiet backwater life and into the main political current again. Persecution of the Witted has become rampant throughout the Six Duchies despite Queen Kettricken’s effort to damp it. The Witted themselves have begun to strike back. So when 15 year old Prince Dutiful disappears, is it only because he is nervous about his betrothal ceremony to an Outislander princess, or has he been taken hostage by the Witted? Worse, is he perhaps another ‘Piebald Prince’, a Farseer tainted by Wit magic? As the desperate situation worsens, Kettricken has no choice but to summon Fitz to Buckkeep, for who better to track the young prince down than another gifted with the Wit, together with his bonded companion, the wolf Nighteyes?
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- Thomas M.
- 03-16-19
Great book, one audio problem
I loved the book, like all other Robin Hobb books so far.
In this recording, I found it annoying that there is no break whatsoever after a chapter ends and a new one begins. For me, it destroyed some moments where I’d have wanted to think about how the previous chapter ended but there isn’t even a milisecond of space left to do that.
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- K.V.
- 05-03-17
Editing not perfect
Biggest complaint would be that there is 0 downtime between end of a chapter and start of the new one, resulting in no room to let the chapter to sink in.
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- Mikael
- 09-13-16
An amazing continuation of a splendid series.
Not much to say, other than enjoy your read. If the Narrator bothers you, don't worry. He grows on you over time. While not as excellent as Paul Boehmer, the narrator manages to put his own interpertation on the characters in a way that does The Farseer Trilogy justice, while setting up The Tawny Man trilogy to be the wild ride that it is.
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- Ella S.
- 10-31-19
mesmerizing!
this is my first audiobook ever, so I picked a book I'm familiar with to "test the water".
i'll admit, at the begining I did not like it but I think that when the narrator begane to speak as Nighteyes; I was hooked.
I listened to it while working, and while the narrator's voice lured me in into the realm of Robin Hobb; it did not make me lose my focus.
absloutely amazing!!
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- Manga-Raven
- 07-27-20
Horrible voice actor..
Yet again another voice for this series.. Unfortunately you can hear him breathe, swallow and mistakes aren't cut out, so sometimes it repeats itself..
Story is awesome, but if you have the patience read the book yourself
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- Nina
- 08-23-20
Great
I love the story. The narration at first is a bit jarring compared to the assassins trilogy but you quickly become attached to it. The only thing is between chapters there isn't even a breath taken between the last word and the next chapter. Still wonderful though.
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- Katherine Anderson
- 05-31-21
Great narrator for a great book
Long time fan of Robin Hobb, but this is my first time listening to the Tawny Man trilogy in audiobook form. While I enjoyed the narrators of Hobb’s previous two trilogies on Audible, Nick Taylor just kills it. Normally I would have interspersed my listening with reading an actual paper copy of the book, but this narration was too good to choose anything but audio!
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- Tomas
- 02-10-13
Awesome. FITZ is back
What made the experience of listening to The Tawny Man Trilogy (1) – Fool’s Errand the most enjoyable?
After loving the Farseer trilogy, Fools errand puts you straight back into Buck all be it quite a few years later and delivers.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Nighteyes - His wolfish way of looking at life which is more human than some of the actual human characters.
Which character – as performed by Nick Taylor – was your favorite?
FitzChivalry
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
If you loved the Farseer, you'll love this. Could not stop listening and had a few close encounters with the misses because of it. All worth it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-04-21
FitzChivalry Returns
Our beloved immature protagonist is dragged back kicking and screaming to once again save the world.
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- Raul
- 01-30-20
Return of the Fitz
I enjoyed, found it a bit shorter than previous ones. The matures topics covered - death and parenting - provide a lot to think about.
Even though I would've liked the previous narrator of Fitz's story to return, the different voice gave me chance to view the characters as older. I was bit chafed by the changed pronounciations of some names, but I got used to it and in the end it didn't detract from overall amazing experience.
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