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==Dedication==
 
==Dedication==
The dedication in the first edition is the same it was for the first edition of Assassin's Apprentice:
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The dedication in the first UK hardcover edition is the same it was for the first edition of Assassin's Apprentice:
 
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For Giles
 
For Giles
 
And for Raphael and Freddy,  
 
And for Raphael and Freddy,  
 
the Princes of Assassins.</poem>
 
the Princes of Assassins.</poem>
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Later editions have:
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For Ryan
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** The Advance Reading Copy uses the same art but it is in a frame on purple background.
 
** The Advance Reading Copy uses the same art but it is in a frame on purple background.
  
* A British English hardcover edition was issued in London by Voyager/HarperCollins in 1996 with ISBN 0002246074, covers illustrated by [[John Howe]]. There are copies with dust jackets marking both £14.99 and £15.99 as the original price in books that by all accounts should all be first editions. (Change in the middle of printing or a second printing?)
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* A British English hardcover edition was issued in London by Voyager/HarperCollins in 1996 with ISBN 0002246074, covers illustrated by [[John Howe]]. Original price £15.99  
  
 
* A US paperback edition was issued in February 1997 with ISBN 0553573411 with the Michael Whelan covers.
 
* A US paperback edition was issued in February 1997 with ISBN 0553573411 with the Michael Whelan covers.

Revision as of 19:32, 5 August 2014

The original US cover of Royal Assassin by Michael Whelan.
The original UK cover of Royal Assassin by John Howe (hardcover and paperback).
New 2014 UK cover for Royal Assassin by Jackie Morris.

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.

Dedication

The dedication in the first UK hardcover edition is the same it was for the first edition of Assassin's Apprentice:

For Giles
And for Raphael and Freddy,
the Princes of Assassins.

Later editions have:

For Ryan


Editions

  • An American English trade paperback edition was issued in New York by Bantam Books in 1996 with ISBN 0553375636. The covers were illustrated by Michael Whelan.
    • The Advance Reading Copy uses the same art but it is in a frame on purple background.
  • A British English hardcover edition was issued in London by Voyager/HarperCollins in 1996 with ISBN 0002246074, covers illustrated by John Howe. Original price £15.99
  • A US paperback edition was issued in February 1997 with ISBN 0553573411 with the Michael Whelan covers.
  • A UK paperback edition was issued in 1997 with ISBN 0006480101 with the cover illustrations of John Howe.
  • A Kindle edition by Harper Voyager 1st of September 2011 with ASIN: B005JE1KHE.
  • An unabridged audiobook edition by Tantor Media, 24th of May 2010 with ASIN: B0085RZLOK, length 30 hours, read by Paul Boehmer.
  • An unabridged audiobook edition by HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 30th of August 2012, length 29 hours 21 minutes with ASIN: B0093URQVE. Read by Paul Boehmer.

Translations

For the covers of these translations, see Royal Assassin cover gallery.

  • A Chinese translation was published in two parts: the first was published in June 2003 and the second one was published in July 2003. Translator Jiang Ai Ling.
  • A Czech translation Královská magi in 2001, paperback, cover by Thomas Thiemeyer
  • A Dutch translation Moordenaar des Konings, a hardcover published the 6th of August 1998 by Meulenhoff with ISBN 9029057017 (the dustcover incorrectly has the ISBN of the previous book). Cover art by John Howe, translation Peter Cuijpers. Reprinted in 1999 in paperback with ISBN 9029059672 and again the 25th of October 2000 with ISBN: 9029068337(Mpact)
  • A Finnish translation Kuninkaan salamurhaaja was published by Otava in 1997, ISBN 9511146157 (hardcover), and in 2000 ISBN 9511166638 (paperback). Translator Sauli Santikko.
  • A French translation in two parts:
    • L'Assassin du roi, first published in trade paperback the in February 1999 by Pygmalion with ISBN 2857045670, cover art by Michael Whelan, translated by Arnaud Mousnier-Lompré. Reprinted by J'ai lu in ??
    • La Nef du crépuscule, first published in trade paperback the 16th of September 1999 by Pygmalion with ISBN 2857045670? or ISBN 2857045913, translated by Arnaud Mousnier-Lompré. Reprinted by J'ai lu in 2002
  • A French omnibus edition of Assassin's Apprentice and Royal Assassin, La Citadelle des ombre's 1: L'Apprenti assassin, L'Assassin du roi, La Nef du crépuscule in March 2000 from Pygmalion with ISBN 2857046278.
  • A Hebrew translation in 1998 by Astrolog, trade paperback
  • A Hungarian translation in two parts:
    • A király orgyilkosa by FutureGates in 1997 with ISBN 9630480557. Translated by Norbert Horváth and Cseperke Papp (poems), cover art by Csaba Zsilvölgyi ("Max").
    • A nép orgyilkosa by Camarilla in 1998 with ISBN 9630490781. Translated by Norbert Horváth and Cseperke Papp (poems), cover art by Csaba Zsilvölgyi ("Max").
  • A Polish translation Królewski skrytobójca. First edition by Proszynski i S-ka on August 18th 1997, ISBN 8371806981 (paperback). Second edition by MAG on May 27th 2005, ISBN 8371806981 (paperback). Translator: Agnieszka Cieplowska.
  • A Russian translation in 1997 by Азбука - Терра in hardcover, translated by М.А. Юнгер, in two parts:
    • Королевский убийца with ISBN 576840337X, cover art of Michael Whelan
    • Тайна убийцы with ISBN 5768403604, cover art by Michael Whelan (depicting a ship in a storm, maybe originally for some other book?)
  • A Russian hardcover edition Королевский убийца in 2003 with ISBN 5699012753 with cover art by Stephen Youll (the image is originally from the cover of GRR Martin's A Clash of Kings). Reprinted in hardcover with Whelan's original cover art with ISBN 5699149872 in 2006 and again in 2007 with corrections as ISBN 9785699249978 (Whelan's art framed on a light pink background as the cover.) Most recent reprint in hardcover is ISBN 9785699537136 in 2011 (Whelan's original artwork, different typography from previous ones).
  • A Russian omnibus of the whole Farseer trilogy titled Трилогия о королевском убийце in hardcover with ISBN 9785699405671 published in 2010.
  • A Serbian translation Kraljev ubica by Laguna in 2008, Beograd with ISBN 9788674368039 and John Howe's cover art.
  • A Swedish translation Berättelsen om Fjärrskådarna: Vargbroder was published by Natur och Kultur in 1997 with ISBN 9127065413 in hardcover, in 1998 with ISBN 9127072274 in paperback and again in 2000 with ISBN 9127081230 in paperback. Translation by Ylva Spångberg. (There's should also be a split edition...)


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The Realm of the Elderlings

The Farseer trilogy : Assassin's Apprentice | Royal Assassin | Assassin's Quest

The Liveship Traders: Ship of Magic | The Mad Ship | Ship of Destiny

The Tawny Man: Fool's Errand | The Golden Fool | Fool's Fate

Rain Wild Chronicles: Dragon Keeper | Dragon Haven | City of Dragons | Blood of Dragons

Fitz and the Fool: Fool's AssassinFool's QuestAssassin's Fate

Novels: The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince

Short stories: Homecoming | The Inheritance | Cat's Meat | Words Like Coins | Blue Boots | Her Father's Sword