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Royal Assassin
Fantasy
Royal Assassin
Book 2 of the Farseer Trilogy series
675 pages · First published 1996
FitzChivalry Farseer returns to Buckkeep after surviving Prince Regal’s attempt to kill him, only to find the Six Duchies increasingly threatened by Red-Ship Raiders and internal political weakness. Still serving King Shrewd as a royal assassin, Fitz must use both the Skill and his forbidden Wit while navigating a court where loyalty can be more dangerous than open battle. His love for Molly, bond with the wolf Nighteyes, and devotion to Prince Verity pull him in directions that cannot all be reconciled. The second Farseer novel deepens Robin Hobb’s character-driven fantasy as Fitz’s personal sacrifices become inseparable from the survival of the kingdom.
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Wartime/battle violence and peril · Mild frightening/intense material
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