The Golden Fool
The Tawny Man Trilogy, Book 2
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The Golden Fool
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Narrated by:
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Nick Taylor
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By:
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Robin Hobb
About this listen
The second in the thrilling fantasy series returning readers to the Six Duchies and the magical world of the Farseers, from the author of the bestselling Assassin’s Apprentice.
Fitz has succeeded in rescuing Prince Dutiful from the clutches of the Piebald rebels, and has returned with him to Buckkeep castle. With Dutiful safe again, Queen Kettricken can proceed with plans to marry him to the Outislander princess, Elliania, but with tensions building among the peoples of the Six Duchies over Kettricken’s tolerance of the Wittted, even Buckkeep is no longer safe. A reluctant Fitz is assigned to protect the young prince, and also train him in the Skill, and in doing so he finally makes contact not only with his estranged daughter, Nettle, but with someone in Buckkeep who may possess a greater Skill talent than Fitz. And who may represent a terrible threat to the Farseers. Meanwhile, Elliania arrives, and before she will accept Prince Dutiful’s betrothal challenges him to undertake an impossible quest. He must kill a legendary Outislander dragon.
©2013 Robin Hobb (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.'
The Times
Assassin's Apprentice:
'A gleaming debut'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Assassin's Quest:
'Assassin's Quest achieves a bittersweet, powerful complexity rare in fantasy' LOCUS
'Robin Hobb writes achingly well'
SFX
Praise for The Liveship Traders series:
'Even better than the Assassin books. I didn't think that was possible'
George R R Martin
'Hobb is a remarkable storyteller.'
Guardian
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- Quynh Sandeman
- 17-09-2020
Great story. Poorly edited recording
Love the story but needs better editing. Sentences are repeated multiple times during story, disrupting the flow
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- brendon
- 28-07-2018
Great book
Enjoyed this enormously.
Still miss Paul Boehmer but Nick Taylor does admiral work as well.
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- Matthew
- 02-11-2017
Solid middle
I really enjoy Nick's performance but the editing is terrible.
Its a good development of the story but not as climatic as the first in the series. It felt like it was building towards the final instalment.
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- Greg Reid
- 02-07-2017
Now into book 3!
Great follow on from book one. Story building nicely for next phase. Love the characters.
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- J. Murphy
- 13-01-2020
Fantastic Series
I am always blown away at the narration on any audible book, and this is no exception. You can distinctly recognise the separate voices of the characters, and it is always heartfelt. I have read these books a number of times, but this is my second time listening to the audio version. Definitely recommend these books to anyone who likes a brilliant character driven story.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-01-2019
Robin keeps on impressing
It’s book two in this trilogy, yet I’m still struggling a tad with the different pronunciation the narrator gives for names, in comparison to the first trilogy. Other than that, I am in my element listening to these books. Robin is a genius!
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- Anonymous User
- 02-03-2024
Excellently narrated and amazing story
Book 8 and it’s still got me hooked! Excellent depth of characters and great performance. Fitz continues to be stupid at times but that’s him!
Sometimes the editing repeats a sentence or changes volume but can cope. Also able to run at normal speed
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- Luke Tyler
- 03-03-2024
Brilliant storytelling
I have read these books many times since I was a teenager, This is the 1st time listening to it & found it wonderful.
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- Jack Burton
- 08-09-2024
performance much improved over first book
as per title, much of my issue with the first book in tawny man trilogy was due to the recording, happily these issues are gone with this title and I loved the narrator, especially Fennel the cat!
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- Tyla Jenkins
- 17-04-2020
Good Book - Imperfect Production
Really like the book and the narrator
just a couple of little quirks in the finished product.
a couple of times there were repeated lines, which were meant to be cut but obviously weren't.
apart from that, it's great
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