Title: Assassin’s Apprentice
Author: Robin Hobb
Published: 1995
Pages: 390
Structure: 24 chapters plus Epilogue
Assassin’s Apprentice is the story of a young boy, the illegitimate son of the heir to the throne and grandson of King Shrewd, and how he grows and finds his place in the world. It is the first of sixteen fantasy novels in the epic Realm of the Elderlings series.
This review contains some plot spoilers.