Fool's fate

by Robin Hobb · 2003

In the sweeping finale of the Tawny Man Trilogy, FitzChivalry Farseer—now living as the unassuming Tom Badgerlock—finds himself drawn back into the deadly politics of Buckkeep. When Prince Dutiful is betrothed to the enigmatic Narcheska Elliania, she demands an impossible task: slay the legendary ice‑bound dragon Icefyre on the frozen isle of Aslevjal. To secure peace between the Six Duchies and the Out Islands, Fitz must join a rag‑tag crew—his old mentor the assassin Chade, the simple‑minded yet powerful Thick, and the reluctant Prince himself—on a perilous voyage across treacherous seas. All the while, a haunting prophecy looms: the Fool, Fitz’s closest friend, is destined to die on that icy shore. As tensions between rival peoples flare and dark forces stir beneath the ice, Fitz must confront his own fate, the limits of his magical Skill, and the sacrifices required to keep the promise of peace alive.