Royal Assassin

Ærlighed er at foretrække i ethvert slags forhold. Men hvordan kan Fitz - kongelig bastard, snigmorder-lærling og betroet med hemmeligheder for rigets sikkerhed - dog åbne sig op til sin elskede Molly? Farer lurer overalt omkring ham, både udenfor og indenfor hoffet. I "Royal Assassin" er kongen blevet ramt af en mystisk sygdom og hans ældeste søn, Verity, er dybt optaget med at forsvare riget. Da Verity forlader hoffet for at søge efter de sagnomspundne Elderlings, efterlades Fitz venneløs tilbage foruden ulven Nighteyes og kongens mærkelige fjols. I kongen og arvingens fravær udsætter Fitz og hele riget for prins Regals ondsindede ambitioner. "Royal Assassin" er andet bind i Robin Hobbs internationalt bedstsælgende Farseer-trilogi.

Ærlighed er at foretrække i ethvert slags forhold. Men hvordan kan Fitz - kongelig bastard, snigmorder-lærling og betroet med hemmeligheder for rigets sikkerhed - dog åbne sig op til sin elskede Molly? Farer lurer overalt omkring ham, både udenfor og indenfor hoffet. I "Royal Assassin" er kongen blevet ramt af en mystisk sygdom og hans ældeste søn, Verity, er dybt optaget med at forsvare riget. Da Verity forlader hoffet for at søge efter de sagnomspundne Elderlings, efterlades Fitz venneløs tilbage foruden ulven Nighteyes og kongens mærkelige fjols. I kongen og arvingens fravær udsætter Fitz og hele riget for prins Regals ondsindede ambitioner. "Royal Assassin" er andet bind i Robin Hobbs internationalt bedstsælgende Farseer-trilogi.

The second volume in Robin Hobb’s internationally bestselling Farseer series. We are here Fitz, you and I, to change the future and the world… Fitz dreams of Red-Ship Raiders sacking a coastal village, leaving not a single man, woman or child alive. Tortured by this terrible vision he returns to the Six Duchies court where all is far from well. King Shrewd has been struck down by a mysterious illness and King-in-waiting, Verity, spends all his time attempting to conjure storms to confuse and destroy the Red-Ship Raiders. And when he leaves on an insane mission to seek out the mystical Elderings, Fitz is left alone and friendless but for the wolf Nighteyes and the King’s Fool with his cryptic prophesies.

The second volume in Robin Hobb’s internationally bestselling Farseer series. We are here Fitz, you and I, to change the future and the world… Fitz dreams of Red-Ship Raiders sacking a coastal village, leaving not a single man, woman or child alive. Tortured by this terrible vision he returns to the Six Duchies court where all is far from well. King Shrewd has been struck down by a mysterious illness and King-in-waiting, Verity, spends all his time attempting to conjure storms to confuse and destroy the Red-Ship Raiders. And when he leaves on an insane mission to seek out the mystical Elderings, Fitz is left alone and friendless but for the wolf Nighteyes and the King’s Fool with his cryptic prophesies.

"Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."--George R. R. Martin Fitz has barely survived his first hazardous mission as king's assassin. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and into the deadly intrigues of the royal family. Renewing their vicious attacks on the coast, the Red-Ship Raiders leave burned-out villages and demented victims in their wake. The kingdom is also under assault from within, as treachery threatens the throne of the ailing king. In this time of great danger, the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz's hands--and his role in its salvation may require the ultimate sacrifice. Praise for Robin Hobb and Royal Assassin "[Robin] Hobb continues to revitalize a genre that often seems all too generic, making it new in ways that range from the subtle to the shocking." -- Locus "[ Royal Assassin ] reaches astonishing new heights. . . . The Farseer saga is destined for greatness--a must-read for every devotee of epic fantasy." -- Sense of Wonder

"Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."--George R. R. Martin Fitz has barely survived his first hazardous mission as king's assassin. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and into the deadly intrigues of the royal family. Renewing their vicious attacks on the coast, the Red-Ship Raiders leave burned-out villages and demented victims in their wake. The kingdom is also under assault from within, as treachery threatens the throne of the ailing king. In this time of great danger, the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz's hands--and his role in its salvation may require the ultimate sacrifice. Praise for Robin Hobb and Royal Assassin "[Robin] Hobb continues to revitalize a genre that often seems all too generic, making it new in ways that range from the subtle to the shocking." -- Locus "[ Royal Assassin ] reaches astonishing new heights. . . . The Farseer saga is destined for greatness--a must-read for every devotee of epic fantasy." -- Sense of Wonder

A richly illustrated anniversary edition from the beloved Farseer Trilogy, hailed by George R.R. Martin as ‘fantasy as it ought to be written’, and by Lin-Manuel Miranda as ‘an incredible series’. FitzChivalry Farseer and the Fool are back again in book two of the beloved saga, full of adventure, magic, and sinister plots. A quarter-century after the original publication of the Farseer Trilogy, these special editions present Robin Hobb’s modern classics as never before: in gorgeous hardcover editions, with ten beautiful full-colour illustrations by Magali Villeneuve. As Royal Assassin begins, Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cripple. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd and to remain in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and into the deadly intrigues of the royal family. Renewing their vicious attacks on the coast, the Red-Ship Raiders leave burned-out villages and demented victims in their wake. The kingdom is also under assault from within, as treachery threatens the throne of the ailing king. In this time of great danger, the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz’s hands – and his role in its salvation may require the ultimate sacrifice.