Royal Assassin (Farseer Series #2) » (Reprint)

Robin Hobb is the author of the Farseer, Liveship Traders, and Tawny Man trilogies. She has also written as Megan Lindholm. She currently resides in Tacoma, Washington.

Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first, soul-shattering mission, and returns to the court where he is thrown headfirst into the tumult of royal life.

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Fans of court intrigue will love this book, as will anyone that hungers for a fantasy novel that breaks the traditional mold, and tries to depict the world and its inhabitants in a realistic manner. Action, intrigue, love, and pain, this book has it all. The Farseer Trilogy is well worth reading.