Assassin’s Apprentice

ΓÇ£Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin HobbΓÇÖs books are diamonds in a sea of zircons.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöGeorge R. R. Martin Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry,raised in the shadow of the royal court by his fatherΓÇÖs gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewdwho has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in FitzΓÇÖs blood runs the magic SkillΓÇöand the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family. As barbarous raiders ravage the coastsFitz is growing to manhood. Soon he will face his first dangeroussoul-shattering mission. And though some regard him as a threat to the thronehe may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom. Praise for Robin Hobb and AssassinΓÇÖs Apprentice ΓÇ£A gleaming debut in the crowded field of epic fantasies . . . a delightful take on the powers and politics behind the throne.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPublishers Weekly ΓÇ£This is the kind of book you fall intoand start reading slower as you get to the endbecause you donΓÇÖt want it to be over.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöSteven Brust