The Farseer Trilogy (assassin's Apprentice, Roy... May 2026

Keep tissues nearby. By the time you finish Assassin’s Quest , you’ll feel like you’ve lived an entire lifetime alongside Fitz.

We follow , the bastard son of a crown prince, as he is molded into a royal assassin. While that sounds like a standard "cool" trope, Hobb subverts it immediately. Fitz isn’t a legendary shadow-warrior; he is a lonely, traumatized boy navigating a court that views him as a political inconvenience. Why It Hits Hard The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice, Roy...

Perhaps one of the most enigmatic and beloved characters in all of fantasy. The dynamic between Fitz and the Fool is the heartbeat of the entire 16-book Realm of the Elderlings saga, and it starts beautifully here. The Verdict Keep tissues nearby