num_pages: 675
description: Alternate cover can be found here.Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cripple. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and into the deadly intrigues of the royal family.Renewing their vicious attacks on the coast, the Red-Ship Raiders leave burned-out villages and demented victims in their wake. The kingdom is also under assault from within, as treachery threatens the throne of the ailing king. In this time of great danger, the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz’s hands—and his role in its salvation may require the ultimate sacrifice.
language: English
title: Royal Assassin
titlecomplete: Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
characters: Regal Farseer, Shrewd Farseer, Serene (Farseer), Kebal Rawbread, Nighteyes, The Fool (Elderling Saga), Burrich, Rosemary (Elderling), Kettricken (Farseer), FitzChivalry Farseer, Chade Fallstar, Hands (Elderling), Molly Chandler, Verity Farseer, Lady Patience, Lacey (Elderling Saga)
genres: Audiobook, High Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Fantasy, Adult, Epic, Adventure, Fiction, Epic Fantasy
ratings_count: 188416
series: The Farseer Trilogy, The Realm of the Elderlings
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel
publisher: Spectra