Assassin's Apprentice: The Farseer Trilogy Book 1 Mass market paperbound - 1996
by Robin Hobb
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In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma.
Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility.
So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.
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Across reviews, readers praise Robin Hobb’s first Farseer novel for luminous, literary prose; immersive, lived?in medieval worldbuilding; and exceptionally rich character work and relationships—especially the bond between Fitz and the Fool. Many note it is a deliberately paced, foundational, first?person coming?of?age that favors interiority over spectacle: the middle can feel slow, meandering, or frustrating, with long paragraphs and a passive hero, but the last hundred pages accelerate and deliver payoff. The magic (Wit and Skill) is seen as simple yet effective, the tone relatively restrained for an assassin tale, and despite divided views on the pacing, most regard it as a modern classic and a strong launch to a beloved series.
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Harper Voyager published a First UK Edition, First Printing hardcover in London, 1995.
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- Title Assassin's Apprentice: The Farseer Trilogy Book 1
- Author Robin Hobb
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Spectra Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Publication date March 1, 1996
- ISBN 9780553573398 / 055357339X
- Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 6.87 x 4.14 x 0.93 in (17.45 x 10.52 x 2.36 cm)
- Category Fiction - Fantasy
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Assassins
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94028942
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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