This story finally comes full circle in this book. What began in the first trilogy (The Farseer Trilogy) was resolved in this trilogy (The Tawny Man) with a little help from aspects of the second, somewhat unrelated trilogy (The Liveship Traders). 

To summarize, in this ninth book of the series, which is the sixth book with Fitz as the protagonist, a lot of unanswered questions are finally answered, and the story of Fitz comes to a somewhat satisfying conclusion, after much, much heartbreak, of course (it wouldn't be a Robin Hobb book otherwise). The story dives deep into the relationship of Fitz and the Fool as we learn of the gruesome fate that he suffered. A lot of things happen, but in the end Fitz finally came back to himself and the analogies between Fitz and just bonds bring the book to a very interesting conclusion. I still really miss the animal aspects though. 

There are, of course, 7 more books in this series, and 3 more with Fitz. With such a great ending, I really wonder where the story will take him. But first, dragons...