Rating: 
Summary: Couldn't stop reading it!
Review: I loved this book in more ways then one. I was very angry with the "Assassins Quest" with the uncompletedness of the ending. I meen with Kettles predictions of Fritz finding a new love and many other things that she tells him... I hope this trilogy for once will indeed have a happy ending, instead of the same sad depressing endings that the Farseer trilogy has.
I meen their are still alot of things that need to be concluded if the Author is going to complete this series once and for all. For one does he ever get to meet Nettle, etc... What about the Fool? At first I thought he was a she then I thought she was a he but now I am starting to think of him as an it that can change shape. Who does Frizt fall in love with??? I believe these questions will be answered in the next book.... I hope!
Oh on a second note I didn't even think this that Frizt's world and the Ship Traders trilogy had anything to do with each other intill I compared the two! That was diffently a surprise.
I hope the next book is longer then "Fools Errand" and have alot more going on. Never the less I think the Tawny Man trilogy will be better and have a happier conclusion than the Farseer trilogy despite the some what sad ending of "Fools Errand."
Rating:
Summary: Very good book!
Review: After picking up the first of her books, Assassin's Apprentice in a box at a flee market I knew I had to read all of her books. I fell in love with all her characters but in Fool's Errand my favorite would have to be the cats. This book made me laugh, cry, and made me want to throw it across the room because of how mad it made me...if a book can do that then it is truely a master piece! I advise anyone who likes a good fantasy book to read not only a fools errand but all of Robin Hobb's books.
Rating: 
Summary: Dangerously close to a Furry Fantasy
Review: Some parts are very good. The premise and overall plot are quite believable. But there is way too much focus on animals - especially cats - as characters. If you don't think of cats and dogs as little furry people (blecch) you might want to skip this one. Also, there are allusions to Hedge Magic but it is largely undeveloped - probably for the best because this part comes uncomfortably close to the sort of embarrassing content you'd find on a sixteen-year-old's wiccan/pagan web site. And if hedge magic were as generally effective as this work suggests, its use would be much more pervasive in the society. Three stars because she develops the (former) Fool well as a character, and the former Fitz character hasn't become weak enough to taint the memory of the excellent Assassin series: note however that the former Fitz spends most of this tome as weak hand-wringing effeminate lackwit. This book could have used a few more passes through an editorial process.
Rating:
Summary: changing time
Review: To say that I was eager for this novel to hit shelves was an understatement. I did not wait in vain. Hobb managed to age Fitz while still giving everyone the scarred, battered young man we'd grown to love.
The development is nothing short of marvelous. This book will have you shaking your head, laughing, and wiping back tears with empathy.
Rating:
Summary: two thumbs up
Review: Okay, here's the dish. This is one GOOD book.
I started out reading Robin Hobb's second trilogy, The live ship traders. After being thoroughly blown away, I read the Farseer trilogy. I found it to be completely unlike anything else I had ever read. She creates a world that isn't based on the great balance for good and evil, with the hero having no faults what so ever (He's an assasin for lord sake). Instead she brings upon a world where people are human. They make human mistakes and they feel human pains. I've cried far too many times reading these books yet I keep coming back for more with doubled enthusiasm. The Tawny man opened a door I didn't think could be opened at this point. One can see Robin Hobb has only gained knowledge and expirience after writting the Farseer and Liveship trilogies. That knowledge is expressed through this book. It has all of the pain, love, sense of duty and realism as the original Fitz books, but it adds a greater sense of mystery and intrigue that we see with the liveship traders. All in all this is an awesome book that keeps you itching for more. It's beautifully written keeping all of it's secrets till the end, and some have still yet to be revealed. Bottom line: I can't wait for the next book.
I recomend this book for just about anyone, serious fantasy readers, and anyone else who wants to envelop themselves in another world for a time.
Rating:
Summary: Another Great Book
Review: Wow. It was great. A worthy successor to the rest of the Hobb books.
Rating:
Summary: AMAZING
Review: Its not often i could find a book that i just want to wrap my arms around. the farseer trilogy is by far one of the best i have ever read, and i can see tawny man will be meet or exceed the expectations that i had. robin hobb's writing style is very unique....unlike many other writers, she truly makes me feel things. i have grown to love characters, and i feel truly bad when things go wrong. i can only hope that we see more of fitz,hap,fool and dutiful very very soon!!!!
Rating:
Summary: Yum
Review: If I had to relate them to one of my other favourite things (food), I would say that Robin Hobb's novels are like a Black Forest cake. Bitter, yet rich and entirely satisfying. Of course, that's all a bit absurd, but then I would say that other generic types of fantasy are sponge cake by comparison. FitzChivalry is not your atypical hero emboldened by unbelievable powers who becomes near-invincible and defeats the overwhelmingly evil and disgusting godlike villain (and thank god for that). Hobb has instead given him an individual voice, depth, complexity (flaws), and real heart. Much like most of her other characters. It is refreshing to say the least. The storyline is engaging and conceivable, and although it does not contain as many threads as in the original 'Royal Assassin' trilogy, it is still absorbing - well perhaps 'absorbing' is an understatement; I read the whole book in a single sitting. I am eagerly looking forward to the next instalment from this talented author.
Rating:
Summary: Amazing
Review: I don't usually take the time to write reviews of the books I read, but I will definitely make an exception for Fool's Errand. I did not want this book to end. It was like seeing you best friend again after many long years. This and the rest of the Farseer books are a must read for everyone. And if Robin Hobb reads this interview, keep up the amazing work. You are truly a gifted writer.
Rating:
Summary: Robin has done it again: fitz is not dead
Review: I read the description for this book before it came out, and I couldn't think of any other story involving fitz or nighteyes that could eclipse their last adventures in the Farseer trilogy. I was wrong. This book picks up 15 years in the future when Fitz (or Tom Badgerlock as he is called in this story) is 35 years old and feeling every year of it. The book starts with Tom complacently tending his farm/cottage in the woods far apart from human civilization and still recovering from the hardships the farseer line (chade specifically) had placed on him in the last series. A series of visits alters Tom's simple life and he is flung back into the thick of things in a very different buckeep where he is charged in finding the missing Price Dutiful and (again) saving the world from disaster. Sounds pretty commmon from that explanation, but this book is anything but. Even though this land was thoroughly explored in the previous two trilogies Robin Hobb has managed to add yet more depth and breadth to her land while somewhat bridging the gap between the Farseer and the Liveship traders trilogies. The fool reappears and again plays a central role, but the most amazing character aspect of this novel is fitz himself. One of the reasons I praised Robin for her last series was the believability and real world harsh situations her characters were forced into, as well as their subsequent growth and maturing throughout the series. I was very surprised with how well Hobb managed the aging of fitz, although in my mind I will probably always think of him as the brash and unrestrained 20 year old I first came to know, Hobb has handled his transition into the middle years in incredible style. You can almost see the age in Fitz's character, and while his old heart and stamina sometimes shine through, at no point through the story did I mistake this fitz for the old one. The characters have assumed a more mature stance, and I think that this is probably Hobb's strongest writing ability: the skill to create believable and loveable characters, and have them grow and still have them be great characters in their maturity. This book deserves 5 stars certainly, and I await any more books that Ms. Hobb will write far more than many other authors in the fantasy world.
| 
