num_pages: 356
description: 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 like an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him sectetly 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.From the Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Assassin's Apprentice
titlecomplete: Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
characters: Shrewd Farseer, Chade Fallstar, Burrich, Serene (Farseer), Hod (Farseer), Sara the cook, Regal Farseer, Molly Chandler, Galen (Farseer), Lady Patience, Lacey (Elderling Saga), Queen Desire, Fedwren, FitzChivalry Farseer, August Farseer, Verity Farseer, Shemshy of Shoaks, Will (Galen's coterie), Kevlar of Rippon, Hands (Elderling), Kettricken (Farseer), The Fool (Elderling Saga)
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 308644
places: Forge, Neatbay, Moonseye, Buckkeep, Jhaampe (Mountain Kingdom)
series: Vatídico, L'Assassin royal, The Realm of the Elderlings, The Farseer Trilogy, A Saga do Assassino
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Locus Award
category: Fantasy, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Compton Crook Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Bantam Books