Assassin's Apprentice The Illustrated Edition (The Farseer Trilogy Book 1) by Robin Hobb
First Printing, First Illustrated Edition Hardcover
In hardcover for the first time ever! A gorgeously illustrated
anniversary edition of the book that launched the epic Farseer Trilogy,
praised by George R. R. Martin as “fantasy as it ought to be written,”
featuring a new foreword by Robin Hobb and ten full-color illustrations.
Twenty-five years ago, Robin Hobb’s first novel featuring FitzChivalry
Farseer and his mysterious, often maddening friend the Fool struck like a
bolt of brilliant lightning. Thus began a beloved saga spanning
multiple series, full of adventure, magic, and sinister plots. To
celebrate a quarter-century of wonder, this special edition of Assassin’s Apprentice
presents a modern classic as it’s never been seen before: in hardcover,
with ten beautiful full-color illustrations by Magali Villeneuve.
Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in
the shadow of the royal court by his father’s gruff stableman. He is
treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd,
who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz’s
blood runs the magic Skill—and the darker knowledge of a child raised
with the stable hounds and rejected by his family.
As barbarous
raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is growing to manhood. Soon he will face
his first dangerous, soul-shattering mission. And though some regard
him as a threat to the throne, he may just be the key to the survival of
the kingdom.