Fool’s Quest (Fitz and the Fool, Book 2)

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She wants to claim the child for her Motherhouse, and does so publicly on the last day of Winterfest, recognizes Nettle as Fitz's daughter. This book story continues the story from the first book with the Fool hurt and dying and Fitz tries to save him, but it seems futile, but you should never say never and solutions can show up where you least expect them. We follow some of our old favourite characters, and we get to see some of the big questions we have been pondering get revealed in curious and exciting ways. He wants to destroy those who have dared to defile his home, and he wants to get his daughter back with no thought to the cost it may have on him.

Bee does not receive a lot of page-time in this novel, and when she does the complete juxtaposition in character from that of her father rubs a little raw at times. I kept tissues handy, yes I'm a male in my thirties and I freely admit to this, and tears of joy and sorrow were an equal mix. I really enjoy it when Hobb manages to weave various plotlines together from previous series and the Rain Wild books and the events within them definitely have a big part to play in the latter half of this book so you get to see what has happened since the ending of their story to some of the characters from that Rain Wilds, and also exactly how they tie into the larger arc of Fitz. If Fitz and the Fool changed each other like dragons change their Elderlings, does that I can blame Fitz for how revenge-driven the Fool has suddenly become?The above quote all but summarized what happened in the first half of the book, given how book one ended on Bee’s end I expected this book to start on that but no, Fitz was not aware of what happened in Withywoods till like 30% into this book. Something good happened to Fitz, something I had been hoping for but never actually expected to see.

Since he is there, Chade puts him to work, and Fitz plays the part of a minor noble to explain his presence. Or maybe it is just that if you are different or unique, someone is going to want to hurt you, and you just can't let them do that. Later in the novel, strong connections with the other trilogies and quartets in the sequence begin to emerge and I understood why other Hobb readers had recommended not skipping the Liveship Traders and Rain Wild Chronicles books.In addition to all of this, Hobb really shines in her character work in some of the newer characters of this story and particularly, the younger ones.

I have a thing for Robin Hobb's 2nd book in a trilogy, they are always my favorite out of the three or at least on equal grounds with the first book (let's avoid talking about her previous finales stillsaltyaboutfoolsfate), and this is no different except that ASSASSIN'S FATE BLEW MY FREAKING BRAINS OUT.I love how awed Perseverance is by Fitz’s identity 😄 Still, why isn’t he affected by the Obliviation?