In hardcover for the first time ever! A richly illustrated anniversary
edition from the beloved Farseer Trilogy, hailed by George R. R. Martin
as "fantasy as it ought to be written," and Lin-Manuel Miranda as "an
incredible series."****
FitzChivalry Farseer and the Fool are back again in book two of the
beloved saga, full of adventure, magic, and sinister plots. A
quarter-century after the original publication of the Farseer Trilogy,
these special editions present Robin Hobb's modern classics as never
before: in gorgeous hardcover editions, with ten beautiful full-color
illustrations by Magali Villeneuve.
As Royal Assassin begins, 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 and to
remain 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.
