The second novel of the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy follows Fitz and the Fool - physically diminished and broken from years of captivity and torture - as they pursue those responsible for the events of Fool's Assassin. The novel is among the most emotionally demanding in the sequence, sustained by the central relationship between Fitz and the Fool at its most explicit and most fragile. Bee's storyline develops in parallel, providing a second perspective on events that Fitz cannot see. Hobb uses the Fool's damaged state as a vehicle for examining the cost of prophecy and the question of whether serving a larger purpose excuses the suffering it requires. Fool's Quest moves toward the concluding volume with considerable momentum and raises stakes that demand an extraordinary resolution.