Fool’s Errand is the first science fiction book in the Tawny Man series by author Robin Hobb.
For fifteen years, FitzChivalry Farseer lived in self-exile, presumed dead by almost everyone who cared about him. In his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz’s mentor from his assassin days; a hedge witch who foresees the return of a long lost love.
The Fool, the former White Prophet who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny.
Then came the summons he couldn’t ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has disappeared. Fitz, possessing both royal and obscene magical skills, was the only one who was able to get him back in time for his engagement ceremony, thus sparing the Six Duchies from deep political embarrassment. Nor does Fitz suspect the web of betrayal that awaits him – or how his loyalty will be tested to the breaking point.
