The beloved fantasy epic comes to life in the comic collection ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE VOLUME 1.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- Dark Horse is proud to present the first installment in Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy, Assassin's Apprentice Volume 1! This hardcover collection features writing by Robin Hobb (Farseer Trilogy) and Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins), interior art by Ryan Kelly (Stranger Things, Star Wars), colors by Jordie Bellaire (The Witcher, Black Hammer) and letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (The Witcher: Ballad of Two Wolves, Red Sonja), with cover art by Anna Steinbauer (Assassin's Apprentice). The hardcover volume collects issues #1-6 of the Assassin's Apprentice comic series and will feature the covers from each issue as well as a sketchbook section.
When the illegitimate son of a royal prince is discovered in a poor backwater, the boy's life changes forever. Renamed 'Fitz' by his new caretakers, the boy is plunged into the maze of scheming and intrigue that makes up the courts of the Six Duchies. But unknown to all, a power has awakened in Fitz. Something in his blood is stirring, and if Fitz cannot learn to control it, it may spell doom for all.
Assassin's Apprentice Volume 1 will be in bookstores October 17, 2023 and comic shops October 18, 2023. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and at your local comic shop and bookstore for $29.99.
Praise for Assassin's Apprentice:
"In today's crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb's books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons"—George R.R. Martin
"Hobb is the author whose books Martin described as 'like diamonds in a sea of zircons.'; the writer to press on those who turn up their noses at fantasy. Her writing is superb, her world-building irresistible, her storylines both hell-for-leather exciting and deeply introspective."—The Guardian
"I would highly recommend Assassin's Apprentice and the Farseer Trilogy. As you read you become ever more immersed in the story and it just seems to get better and better."—Fantasy Book Review