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Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb

Assassin's Apprentice

Paperback, 435 pages, Random House, List Price: $6.50 | purchase

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Book Summary

Raised by a stableman and trained in the arts of the assassin, bastard nobleman's son Fitz realizes his magical skills and finds a first test of manhood in a band of raiders and a group of murderous nobles. The first book in the Farseer Trilogy.

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