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Fool's Assassin

Robin Hobb (2001)

SubgenreFantasy

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingR

Pages722 (Long 500+)

Series/fitz-and-the-fool" #

SettingSecondary World

CSM age16+

Goodreads4.43/5 (67035)

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Content levels

ViolenceStrong

Sexual contentMild

LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Violence Death Grief Child Harm Assassination Loss Emotional Trauma

Positive tags

Found Family Mentor Figure Loyalty Healing Arc Coming of Age

Hero archetypes

Assassin Reluctant Hero Protective Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist Tortured Protagonist

Tropes

Assassin Reluctant Hero Mentor Figure Found Family Coming of Age Hidden Identity Prophecy Political Intrigue Slow Burn

Themes

Loyalty Fate and Destiny Family Bonds Identity Sacrifice Duty vs Personal Desire Aging and Mortality

Synopsis

Discover Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb, the start of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy, where fate, loyalty, and old bonds draw Fitz back into danger.

Tags

Character-DrivenIntrospectiveEmotional DepthComplex Relationships