10 books for fans of Golden Fool
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Fool's Errand
Realms of the Elderlings • Book 7
by Robin Hobb
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Fitz has spent fifteen years in hiding with his wolf companion, but when the Witted face systematic persecution, his past as royal assassin catches up with his peaceful new life.
★ 4.39 Goodreads (107.6K ratings) - 2
Fool's Assassin
Fitz and the Fool • Book 1
by Robin Hobb
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Behind Tom Badgerlock's respectable middle age lurks FitzChivalry Farseer's violent past as royal bastard, beast-magic user, and trained killer.
★ 4.43 Goodreads (66.7K ratings) - 3
Royal Assassin
The Farseer Trilogy • Book 2
by Robin Hobb
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Crippled from his first mission, royal bastard Fitz must navigate deadly court politics and face the Red Ship Raiders, whose soulless Forged victims terrorize the coastlands while civil war threatens the Six Duchies.
★ 4.29 Goodreads (247.8K ratings) - 4
Renegade's Magic
Soldier Son • Book 3
by Robin Hobb
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Thought dead by the townspeople who beat him, Nevare struggles against the forest magic that's taken control of his body and set him against everything he once held dear.
★ 3.56 Goodreads (17.2K ratings) - 5
Shaman's Crossing: Book One of The Soldier Son Trilogy – An Epic Military Fantasy Where Ancient Sorcery Claims Souls and Devastates Worlds
Soldier Son • Book 1
by Robin Hobb
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Second son Nevare Burvelle expects a traditional cavalry career until exposure to indigenous magic begins changing him in ways that threaten everything he's meant to become.
★ 3.55 Goodreads (26.1K ratings) - 6
Forest Mage
Soldier Son • Book 2
by Robin Hobb
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Nevare Burvelle survives a plague that should have killed him, but the forest magic now coursing through him destroys his military career and transforms his very identity.
★ 3.47 Goodreads (19.7K ratings) - 7
Ship of Destiny
The Liveship Traders • Book 3
by Robin Hobb
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The Liveship Traders trilogy culminates as sentient ships reveal their dragon nature, transforming everything the Trader families thought they knew about their world.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (90.8K ratings) - 8
The Mad Ship
The Liveship Traders • Book 2
by Robin Hobb
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Hobb escalates the Liveship Traders saga as the sentient ship Vivacia develops murderous urges under pirate control. Multiple storylines weave together themes of family legacy, freedom, and the cost of magical awakening.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (86.0K ratings) - 9
The Book of Swords
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz #7 - A Long, Cold Trail
by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, George R.R. Martin
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Seventeen fantasy luminaries including George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb craft new sword-and-sorcery tales inspired by Conan and Elric. Each story channels the classic pulp spirit while showcasing contemporary fantasy's evolution.
★ 3.67 Goodreads (2.2K ratings) - 10
Ship of Magic
Liveship Traders • Book 1
by Robin Hobb
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Families mortgage their souls for ships that literally come alive, demanding blood sacrifice across generations before achieving sentience. Hobb weaves complex dynamics between the Vestrit family and their awakening liveship Vivacia.
★ 4.24 Goodreads (106.9K ratings)