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Royal Assassin
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The second book in the Farseer trilogy, first published in 1996. The first book is Assassin's Apprentice while the last is Assassin's Quest.
Editions
- An American English trade paperback edition was issued in New York by Bantam Books in 1996 with ISBN 0553375636, paperback edition was issued in 1997 with ISBN 0553573411. The covers were illustrated by Stephen Youll.
- A British English hardcover edition was issued in London by Voyager/HarperCollins in 1996 with ISBN 0002246074, paperback edition was issued in 1997 with ISBN 0006480101. The covers were illustrated by John Howe.
Translations
- A Finnish translation Kuninkaan salamurhaaja was published by Otava in 1997, ISBN 9511146157 (hardcover), and in 2000 ISBN 9511166638 (paperback). Translator Sauli Santikko.
- A Polish translation: Królewski skrytobójca. First edition by Prószyński i S-ka on August 18th 1997, ISBN 8371806981 (paperback). Second edition by MAG on May 27th 2005, ISBN 8371806981 (paperback). Translator: Agnieszka Ciepłowska (second edition with name changed to Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, probably due to a marriage).
- A Chinese translation was published in two parts: 刺客正傳 2 皇家刺客（上）(The Farseer Trilogy 2 Royal Assassin) was published in June 2003 and 刺客正傳 2 皇家刺客（下）(The Farseer Trilogy 2 Royal Assassin) was published in July 2003. Translator 姜愛玲 (Jiang Ai Ling).