He is ignored by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin.

The ending clamors for a sequel-and hopefully sooner, than later. Robin Hobb 4.39 8,080 ratings104 reviews Young Fitz is a bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the court of the Six Duchies by his father's gruff stableman. Through deft description and characterizations, Hobb manages to create a kingdom that looks like a fairy tale but feels like the real world-which makes it almost impossible not to become immersed in Hobb's fantasy epic. Since Robin Hobb’s debut novel took the fantasy world by storm, the adventures of her beloved assassin FitzChivalry Farseer have spawned a sweeping epic that spans more than a dozen booksand counting. Romance, sibling rivalry, battlefield exploits, betrayal, political intrigue and telepathic magic insure that there's never a dull moment in the Kingdom of the Six Duchies. The home front is no safer, with an ailing King and usurpers to the throne waiting in the wings. Harper Voyager, 2014 - Fiction - 648 pages. He is sworn to protect heir to the throne Prince Verity and Verity's new bride, but his task is complicated by an invasion of vicious barbarians who turn helpless captives into zombie-like Forged Ones. Fitz is a trained assassin in the service of King Shrewd and also the king's illegitimate grandson. Stream The Farseer Trilogy 2 - Royal Assassin, by Robin Hobb, read by Paul Boehmer (Audiobook extract) by HarperCollins Publishers on desktop and mobile.

Continuing in the tradition of her first book (Assassin's Apprentice) Hobb propels the Farseer saga into its second installment with irresistible plotting and memorable characters.

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb