Chade reveals that both Lant and Shun (really named Shine) are both his children from different mothers. But FitzChivalry Farseer is not without weapons of his own. An ancient magic still lives in his veins. And though he may have let his skills as royal assassin diminish over the years, such things, once learned, are not so easily forgotten. Glorious and beautiful storytelling . . . Hobb lets rip with revelations, treachery, vengeance, sword fights and full on magical mayhem. SciFiNow

A complex tapestry of adventure, betrayal, destiny, and unrelenting peril . . . [Robin] Hobb s expertise is evident as always. "Publishers Weekly" Hobb finds a way to always show us more details of the universe she s been building over the course of the four previous series. . . . The friendship of Fitz and the Fool brings danger to them both, but it s one of the most touching in fantasy fiction. "Library Journal "(starred review) Ellik and his mercenaries figure out that the Servants are controlling them using Vindeliar. They take Vindeliar with them to town to test his powers and pillage. If readers have any doubt that Robin Hobb is one of the finest writers in the fantasy genre, then they haven t read any of her work. SFFWorld Years ago, they freed a dragon from the glaciers on Aslevjal. Then they parted, the Fool returning to far-off Clerres, while Fitz finally claimed a wife, a family, and a home of his own.Fitz must rescue his beloved Bee. At the same time the Fool is determined that Fitz travel with him to Clerres to wreak vengeance. Fitz must grimly take up his assassin’s tools once more, but will he also be forced to choose between saving his child and avenging his dearest friend? Fitz first subdues Ellik and tries to get him to tell him what happened and who hired him to kidnap Bee. He is only partially successful and understands that Ellik agreed to follow the Servants and help them find the Unexpected Son for gold and in hope of regaining his status as heir to the Chaldean throne. A Fool’s Quest is a Dungeons and Dragons Role Playing Comedy Podcast, filled with music, sound FX and terrible puns! New episodes every Friday and every episode is under one hour! No marathons! Glorious and beautiful storytelling . . . Hobb lets rip with revelations, treachery, vengeance, sword fights and full on magical mayhem. "SciFiNow" Hobb knows the complicated workings of the wayward human heart, and she takes time to depict them in her tale, to tell her story sweetly, insistently, compellingly. . . . A book meant to be inhabited rather than run through. "The Seattle Times"

The Fool tells him how he returned to Clerres with Prillkop and that the Servants, the pale people who tend to While Prophets, are the ones who tortured him. They wanted him to tell them where the Unexpected Son was. The Fool thought they meant a son he was supposed to have, although the Fool knew of no such child. If readers have any doubt that Robin Hobb is one of the finest writers in the fantasy genre, then they haven t read any of her work. " SFFWorld" Riddle, Lant and Per catch up with Fitz, wanting to join him in finding Bee and Shun immediately. When they stop for the night, Fitz drugs them all and leaves. He and Fleeter catch up with the Servants. Motely the crow flies with them and tells Fitz there is "red snow" ahead. Fitz finds the Servants camp in disarray with many of the soldiers dead - apparently killed each other - some of the Servants dead and Bee and Shun gone. Ellik and Hogen remain. Hogen is hurt and cannot see or hear Ellik. Distracted by the Fool s perilous health, and swept up against his will in the intrigues of the royal court, Fitz lets down his guard . . . and in a horrible instant, his world is undone and his beloved daughter stolen away by those who would use her as they had once sought to use the Fool as a weapon. Short version of policy for old hands is to keep spoilers out of thread titles, always mark threads where the discussion reveals plot details with SPOILER accompanied with a description for how much of the book is spoiled and use spoiler tags or white out if posting something that falls outside of the warning given in the thread title. Yes, this means that you don't have to put tags and white out every little thing as long as the thread title is clear.

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Meanwhile, the Servants took Bee and Shun on a long journey. They make Shun and Bee tired and sleepy. Shun tells Bee to make sure they don't realize she is a girl, since they think she is a boy. Shun thinks that this is the only reason they are keeping Bee and Shun alive. Bee becomes very ill with a high fever and begins to shed her skin. She is whiter underneath.

Now enemies and friends alike are about to learn that nothing is more dangerous than a man who has nothing left to lose. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ What is a spoiler? A spoiler gives away a plot point. Some people would say "an important plot point" but since importance is subjective please consider anything that is plot related to be a spoiler.When creating a new thread, if you are putting spoilers into your first post or if you anticipate that replies will contain spoilers, please include the word SPOILERS in the title. If a thread does not contain the word SPOILERS in the title, it is assumed to be safe for people with no knowledge of the book. It is also advised to put the chapter number you are spoiling up to or give some other indication of what is being spoiled. Hobb finds a way to always show us more details of the universe she s been building over the course of the four previous series. . . . The friendship of Fitz and the Fool brings danger to them both, but it s one of the most touching in fantasy fiction. Library Journal (starred review) Fitz in the meantime is told by Chade, Dutiful and Nettle that they have figured out where Bee and Shine are. Soldiers are sent to intercept the Servants and their Chalcedean mercenaries. Fitz decides not to wait and leave immediately on the horse he took by accident in the earlier book, Fleeter. He does not want to have her as a wit-partner, but Fleeter is very interested in having a relationship and converses with him. Hobb knows the complicated workings of the wayward human heart, and she takes time to depict them in her tale, to tell her story sweetly, insistently, compellingly. . . . A book meant to be inhabited rather than run through. The Seattle Times A complex tapestry of adventure, betrayal, destiny, and unrelenting peril . . . [Robin] Hobb s expertise is evident as always. Publishers Weekly