10 books for fans of Royal Assassin
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Assassin's Apprentice
Farseer Trilogy • Book 1
by Robin Hobb
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Bastard prince Fitz must master the assassin's arts while concealing his Wit magic—the forbidden ability to bond with animals that could cost him his life.
★ 4.19 Goodreads (409.2K ratings) - 2
Fool's Fate
The Tawny Man • Book 3
by Robin Hobb
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The Tawny Man trilogy concludes as Fitz undertakes one last mission to wake a sleeping dragon, knowing the price may be everything he loves most.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (91.5K ratings) - 3
Fool's Assassin
Fitz and the Fool • Book 1
by Robin Hobb
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Behind Tom Badgerlock's respectable middle age lurks FitzChivalry Farseer's violent past as royal bastard, beast-magic user, and trained killer.
★ 4.43 Goodreads (66.7K ratings) - 4
Fool's Errand
Realms of the Elderlings • Book 7
by Robin Hobb
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Fitz has spent fifteen years in hiding with his wolf companion, but when the Witted face systematic persecution, his past as royal assassin catches up with his peaceful new life.
★ 4.39 Goodreads (107.6K ratings) - 5
Golden Fool
The Tawny Man • Book 2
by Robin Hobb
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FitzChivalry returns to Buckkeep Castle where political marriages, Skill magic, and ancient prophecies converge in increasingly dangerous ways. James Langton's experienced narration guides listeners through Hobb's complex web of court politics and magical bonds.
★ 4.39 Goodreads (94.6K ratings) - 6
Ship of Destiny
The Liveship Traders • Book 3
by Robin Hobb
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The Liveship Traders trilogy culminates as sentient ships reveal their dragon nature, transforming everything the Trader families thought they knew about their world.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (90.8K ratings) - 7
The Mad Ship
The Liveship Traders • Book 2
by Robin Hobb
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Hobb escalates the Liveship Traders saga as the sentient ship Vivacia develops murderous urges under pirate control. Multiple storylines weave together themes of family legacy, freedom, and the cost of magical awakening.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (86.0K ratings) - 8
Shaman's Crossing: Book One of The Soldier Son Trilogy – An Epic Military Fantasy Where Ancient Sorcery Claims Souls and Devastates Worlds
Soldier Son • Book 1
by Robin Hobb
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Second son Nevare Burvelle expects a traditional cavalry career until exposure to indigenous magic begins changing him in ways that threaten everything he's meant to become.
★ 3.55 Goodreads (26.1K ratings) - 9
Renegade's Magic
Soldier Son • Book 3
by Robin Hobb
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Thought dead by the townspeople who beat him, Nevare struggles against the forest magic that's taken control of his body and set him against everything he once held dear.
★ 3.56 Goodreads (17.2K ratings) - 10
Forest Mage
Soldier Son • Book 2
by Robin Hobb
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Nevare Burvelle survives a plague that should have killed him, but the forest magic now coursing through him destroys his military career and transforms his very identity.
★ 3.47 Goodreads (19.7K ratings)