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by Robin Hobb · 2002

Book 2 of The Tawny Man Trilogy

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Fantasy fiction

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Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

Wizard's First Rule
Terry Goodkind · 1994 · Adult

about 580 pages
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Golden Fool: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  Wizard's First Rule: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Golden Fool; Open Library and Wikidata for Wizard's First Rule.
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Magician
Raymond E. Feist · 1982 · Adult

about 700 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Golden Fool: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  Magician: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Golden Fool; Open Library and Wikidata for Magician.
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Fairy Tale
Stephen King · 2022 · Adult

about 760 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Golden Fool: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  Fairy Tale: "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Golden Fool; Open Library and Wikidata for Fairy Tale.
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Golden Fool: the facts, checked

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First published: First published on October 21, 2002. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 670-page paperback from Del Rey. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9780593725405 ... pbk ... 670 pages ... Del Rey
Series: It is book 2 of The Tawny Man Trilogy. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Tawny Man Trilogy ... Fool's Errand ... Golden Fool
Next in the series: Book 3 is Fool's Fate. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. Golden Fool ... Fool's Fate

About Robin Hobb

Born: Born in Berkeley, United States, in 1952. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Robin Hobb has also published as Megan Lindholm. Source: Wikidata, citing The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Robin Hobb received the Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel in 2007, for Soldier Son Trilogy. Source: Wikidata, citing imaginales.fr, checked November 6, 2026.

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