Fool's Assassin

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I've been mulling over the title and its possible meanings most of today. It's pretty sinister no matter which way you look at it, isn't it?

Well you added "no matter which way you look at it" so I'll comment. Looking at it one way, Fitz is/was an assassin. There is The Fool and Fitz is The Assassin of the series. The Fool is particularly fond of Fitz. Had Fitz been a shop keeper, a fitting title could have been The Fool's Shop Keeper. Neither imply The Fool is hiring an assassin or shop keeper.

Additionally, well conceived literature is not so obvious and often the obvious interpretation of a title or chapter title is not at all where the story goes. It has been a while since reading Hobb books. The one chapter title that I recall is "Regal" and given that point in the story it pretty much provided the closure we might have expected of it. So maybe Hobb is not an author who uses clever titles that suggest something and turn out to be something entirely unexpected.

Seeing the cover and release date now I am probably going to read it as soon as it is available after all.

Pay particular attention to those antlers behind Fitz all you Wit bond speculators. (I don't read reviews and avoid spoilers of any kind including a book's synopsis until after I have read the book so I have no idea).