Will Fitzchiv ever reveal his true identity?

[gonzagylot00]

Hi,

I'm about 70 pages into The Golden Fool, and I'm getting a little annoyed.

I'm just tired of Fitz-Chiv hiding behind his Tom Badgerlock identity. I'm anxious for him to reveal himself to Dutiful and Patience, let alone Burrich, Nettle, and Molly Candler.

It's kind of a testament to Hobb's writing, because Fitz is getting annoyed and anxious to reveal himself to various peoples from his youth.

So, I guess I'm wondering, does he reveal himself in this book?

Thanks for any input!

['thul]

Greetings and welcome to the plenty.

To reveal the answer to this would potentially spoil the end of the books for you.
thus, the choice is up to you if you want to know before you finish those books.

Click this spoiler only if you are VERY sure. Once you click and read, there is no going back. The Lords of the three Realms will not consent to modifying your memories if you regret reading the spoiler.

The answer is both yes and no. He will reveal his true identity. Not to all, but to some. Not everything to all those, and not at the same time. The general public will not learn that not only is FitzChivalry Farseer alive, but he is closely allied still with the crown.
Though it is not made clear specifically, FitzChivalry is likely to carry the truth about Dutiful's physical parentage to his death. He is after all not sure who one should say is Dutiful's father. It is also too dangerous a truth to let out. The fate of the entire Farseer line would be on the line if it got out. This is also why his being alive cannot be let out. Should it happen, the public would see him drawn, quartered and burned. Only many generations of work would absolve the public fear of the witted to a degree sufficient to handle his survival. People fear that which they do not understand.

[gonzagylot00]

Okay fine.... I'll just be patient

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Okay fine.... I'll just be patient

['thul]

Enjoy reading the rest...

oh, and which books have you read so far in the Realm of the Elderlings?

[gonzagylot00]

I read the first three Assassin's books, skipped the Liveships, and read the first of the three Tawny Man books.

I really like it so far. IMHO, it is right on the same tier with GRRM's Song of Ice and Fire novels.

What I love about Hobb's writing style is that she is able to be so restrained, while still cooking up the intensity and suspense.

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I read the first three Assassin's books, skipped the Liveships, and read the first of the three Tawny Man books.

I really like it so far. IMHO, it is right on the same tier with GRRM's Song of Ice and Fire novels.

What I love about Hobb's writing style is that she is able to be so restrained, while still cooking up the intensity and suspense.

['thul]

you will find that if you read those three books, you will understand Tawny man better.
Also, after those there are the Rain wild Chronicles. So far, three books out of four released in english, originally intended to be two books, but lengthy manuscripts were split in half.

[Valarya]

If you haven't finished the Tawny Man series yet... I *highly* recommend stopping right where you are and going to read the LIVESHIP TRADERS trilogy.

I've said it before but it's one of the main reasons I hate that she just calls them trilogies and there is no full "series" name on the books, really. It's one long tale. You need pieces from the Liveship books in order to fully understand what's happening in Tawny Man. It's just a personal quirk of mine but I can't stand it when people give their friends or family members Liveship Traders or Tawny Man to start reading first.

No, no. The "main story" is 9 books long.

Farseer 1, 2, 3
Liveship 1, 2, 3
Tawny 1, 2, 3

In that order.

But of course.. do what you want, hahah! OH! And Welcome to thePlenty!!!

[Narya]

Welcome, gonzagylot00! (From someone who's been here just a few days longer than you.)

I'm curious about the name. The following is a spoiler for anyone who hasn't yet read Assassin's Quest.

Click here

I, too, was waiting for that awkward "Luke, I am your father" moment (ala Star Wars). I won't say anything else, because I can't think of anything non-spoilerish to say.

['thul]

Actually, Narya, though you've been her consistenlly more than gonzagylot00, you joined after him/her.
You joined on the 17th february. gonzagylot00 joined on the 27th january.