As a late-to-the-party reader of Robin Hobb there's not much for me to say about these books that hasnt already been said. I picked up the first slightly reluctantly, on the recommendation of others and promptly tore through most of her back catalog. If you're after a good old-fashioned rollicking low-body count adventure story, dusted with just enough magic to keep it interesting, this is the place for you. 
 Fool's Quest continues that tradition, leaving you hungry for more, but at the same time satisfying, Hobb keeps us deeply involved and waiting for another serving. 
 Definitely on my "please hurry up and write" list of people who are "not my bitches". Sorry George.