Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) Robin Hobb
Publisher: Spectra

Book Industry Part I: The Divorce of Big Publishers and Big Name Author. Apprentice, published in 1996, is often cited as a source of inspiration for many modern authors I enjoy. Assassin's Apprentice is book 1 in author Robin Hobb's trilogy The Farseer. The other day, I picked up Fool's Errand, the first book in the Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb, and discovered that the main character was the same fellow as was the main character in the Farseer trilogy. A synopsis of it can be found here. Fitz is a bastard, quite literally. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb is the first book in the Farseer Trilogy published by Voyager. Assassin's Apprentice, Book One of the Farseer trilogy. It is about a boy who apprentices as, well, an assassin. Defining Speculative Fiction and its Sub-Genres New Books. Pretty darn clean, especially considering the subject matter: illegitimacy, politics and assassination. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb.