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Assassin's Apprentice
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Assassin's Apprentice is the first book in the Farseer trilogy, published in 1995. The second and third books are Royal Assassin and Assassin's Quest respectively. This was the author's first book published under the pseudonym Robin Hobb.
Editions
- An American English trade paperback edition was issued in New York by Bantam Books in 1995 with ISBN 0553374451, paperback edition was issued in 1996 with ISBN 055357339X. The covers were illustrated by Michael Whelan.
- A British English hardcover edition was issued in London by Voyager/HarperCollins in 1995 with ISBN 0002246066. There are either only about 2000 copies of this edition. A paperback edition was issued in 1996 with ISBN 0006480098. The covers were illustrated by John Howe.
Translations
- A Chinese translation 刺客正傳 1 刺客學徒 (The Farseer Trilogy 1 Assassin's Apprentice) was published in November 2002? Translator 嚴韻 (Yan Yun).
- A Bulgarian translation Тайните на занаята , ISBN 9545852313
- An abbreviated Dutch translation Moordenaarsleerling was published by Unieboek (Van Holkema & Warendorf) in October 21st 1996, ISBN 9026973764 (paperback). Translator Erica Feberwee, cover by Tejo Hendriks. A complete translation Leerling en meester was published by Meulenhoff in April 1998, ISBN 9029057009 (hardcover) and in April 30th 1999, ISBN 9029059664 (paperback). Translators Erica Feberwee and Peter Cuijpers. An "Mpact-edition" (sort of like trade paperback?) was published by Meulenhoff in October 24th 2000, ISBN 9029068329.
- An Estonian translation Salamõrtsuka õpilane by Varrak in 2000, cover by Tiina Reinsalu. There was also a re-print in 2007 with John Howe's cover.
- A Finnish translation Salamurhaajan oppipoika was published by Otava in 1997, ISBN 9511144480 (hardcover) and in 2000 ISBN 951116662X (paperback - "Seven-pokkarit"). Translator Sauli Santikko.
- A French translation L’Apprenti assassin was published by Pygmalion in 1998, ISBN 2857045603 (hardcover), and by J’ai Lu in 2001, ISBN 2290303607 (paperback), reedited in 2005, ISBN 2290352624 (paperback). Translator Arnaud Mousnier-Lompré.
- A German translation Der Adept des Assassinen was published by BasteiLübbe in January 2000, ISBN 3404282310 and also in January 2002, ISBN 340420350X. Both are paperbacks.
- A Hungarian translation Az orgyilkos tanítványa was published by FutureGates in 1997, ISBN 9630480549 (paperback). Translator Horváh Norbert, cover by Csaba Zsilvölgyi aka "Max". There was a re-print in 2007 (with different cover art).
- A Serbian translation Krv Kraljeva was published by Laguna in 2006/2007, ISBN 8674365892. Translator Bižić Tatjana.
- A Spanish translation La Diplomacia del Asesino was published by La Factoria de Ideas in 2004, ISBN 8484219208 (paperback)
- A Swedish translation Mördarens Lärling was published by Natur och Kultur in 1996, ISBN 9127057372 (hardcover) and in 1997 ISBN 9127069095 (trade paperback?) and also in 1998, ISBN 9127071197 (paperback). Translor Ylva Spångberg. There is also an anthology Fantasy published by Natur och Kultur in April 2000 with a chapter from Assassin's Apprentice. The book is meant for schools, so there is the actual anthology (ISBN 9127571130) and a guide for teachers (ISBN 9127571149).
- A Polish translation: Uczeń skrytobójcy. First edition by Prószyński i S-ka on Febuary 4th 1997, ISBN 8371800738 (paperback). Second edition by MAG on April 15th 2005, ISBN 8389004976 (paperback). Translator Agnieszka Ciepłowska (second edition with name changed to Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, probably due to a marriage). Cover by Piotr Lukaszewski.
- A Russian translation Ученик убийцы was published by Азбука in September 1997, ISBN 5768403280 (hardcover) and by ЭКСМО in December 2002 with ISBN 5699014691 and ISBN 5814201185. Translator Мария Юнгер.