Fool’s Fate
By Rob Jones | May 6, 2010
I’ve started reading the last book in The Tawny Man trilogy. I’ll be interested in seeing how things will work out at the end of it! I absolutely love how Hobb manages to mingle the storyline of The Liveship Traders into this trilogy without actually continuing it! The consistent guest appearances of the dragon Tintaglia in the Skill dreams of both Fitz and Prince Dutiful is intriguing! The beginning of Fool’s Fate is all about the expedition to the Out Islands to slay the dragon Icefyre, who happens to be buried in ice, and so Prince Dutiful will prove himself worth to marry the Narcheska.
I have a slight suspicion that, instead of slaying a dragon, Fitz will end up freeing him and in doing so allow dragons to prosper once more in the world. This is assuming that Tintaglia and Icefyre become consorts to ensure the survival of dragonkind. From the small bits and pieces I’ve read so far, this is what Tintaglia seeks to achieve and could be the reason why she is so set on discovering more hints and clues about the black dragon through the Skill dreams of Fitz and Prince Dutiful.
Let’s not forget about the Fool, who prophesied his own death during this expedition. Fitz intends to leave him behind and so hopes to prevent the Fool’s death. Will it work? I doubt it! The Fool will probably end up with Fitz in the moment supreme and Fitz will still have to face his decision: loyalty to the Farseers and slay Icefyre or fulfil the Fool’s prophesy and free the black dragon instead.
Did I mention yet that I love these books?!
