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Fantasy · Mystery · Thriller

Royal Assassin

4.3 out of 5, from 1,425 ratings from Hardcover readers

Second Farseer book. Fitz, a royal bastard trained as a secret assassin, is drawn deeper into a court of rival schemers while raiders strike the coast and the kingdom's rulers grow weaker.

First published
1992
Pace
Slow
Length
Long
Pages
675
Format
Book 2 of 3 in The Farseer Trilogy

Read this if you like slow, emotional fantasy told from inside one troubled, loyal narrator.

Skip this if you want fast pacing or a happy outcome, as this book is long and often painful.

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Content warnings

  • Violence
  • Death
  • Torture
  • Grief

Also reported by Hardcover readers:

  • Physical abuse
  • Terminal illness
  • Drug use
  • Emotional abuse
  • Panic attacks/disorders
  • Toxic relationship
  • Injury/Injury detail
  • Pregnancy

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