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Fitz and the Fool Reading Order
Fitz and the Fool by Robin Hobb has 3 main books (2014–2017). Start with Fool's Assassin (2014) and read the numbered books in order.
By Robin Hobb
Fitz and the Fool books in order
Your reading speed
- 12 h 30 min
- 14 h
- 15 h 8 min
Main books together: 2,378 pages, about 41 h 38 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Fitz and the Fool: common questions
- How many books are in the Fitz and the Fool series?
- There are 3 main books in Fitz and the Fool. The most recent main book listed here is Assassin's Fate (2017).
- What order should I read Fitz and the Fool in?
- Read Fitz and the Fool in its numbered order: Fool's Assassin, Fool's Quest, Assassin's Fate. Final Realm of the Elderlings series, following The Rain Wild Chronicles.
- What is the first Fitz and the Fool book?
- The first book is Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb, published in 2014.
- How long does it take to read the whole Fitz and the Fool series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 2,378 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 41½ hours of reading, or about 84 days at 30 minutes a day.