Reading order · 3 books · 2014 to 2017 · Set in an invented world
Fitz and the Fool Books in Order
Fitz and the Fool is the final trilogy of the Realm of the Elderlings.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2014 to 2017
- First book
- Fool's Assassin
- Latest
- Assassin's Fate (2017)
- Setting
- Set in an invented world
The reading order
Every Fitz and the Fool book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in an invented world
- 1Fool's Assassin2014With FitzChivalry Farseer and Bee FarseerFitz is living quietly with his wife Molly at their country home, Withywoods, when a mysterious messenger arrives, and a strange daughter is born to them.Buy on Amazon
- 2Fool's Quest2015With FitzChivalry Farseer and Bee FarseerReunited with the gravely injured Fool, Fitz learns the truth about the Servants of Clerres and sets out on a quest for vengeance.Buy on Amazon
- 3Assassin's Fate2017With FitzChivalry Farseer and Bee FarseerFitz and the Fool journey to Clerres to take their revenge on the Servants, in the final book of the Realm of the Elderlings.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Fool’s Assassin, Fool’s Quest and Assassin’s Fate in order, last of all.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | FitzChivalry Farseer | Bee Farseer | The Fool | Chade Fallstar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Fool's Assassin | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Fool's Quest | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 Assassin's Fate | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Fitz and the Fool books
7 characters from Robin Hobb’s chart, with the number of Fitz and the Fool books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| FitzChivalry FarseerRoyal bastard and assassin | 3 | Fool's Assassin 2014 |
| Bee FarseerFitz and Molly's daughter | 3 | Fool's Assassin 2014 |
| The FoolStrange prophet, also known as Lord Golden and Amber | 3 | Fool's Assassin 2014 |
| Chade FallstarRoyal assassin who trains Fitz | 3 | Fool's Assassin 2014 |
| BurrichStablemaster who raises Fitz | 1 | Fool's Assassin 2014 |
| MollyFitz's love | 1 | Fool's Assassin 2014 |
| TintagliaDragon | 1 | Assassin's Fate 2017 |