Assassin's Fate

core novel 2017 Realm of the Elderlings

Record

First published	2017
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	4.67 (52,746 ratings, collected 2026-09-11)
Page count	847
First-edition ISBN	9780553392951

Synopsis

FitzChivalry Farseer and his companions set out to rescue Fitz's daughter Bee, who has been taken captive and transported toward the distant, secretive fortress of Clerres. The narrative alternates between Fitz's desperate pursuit across hostile territory, accompanied by the ailing Fool, and Bee's own struggle to survive captivity and come to terms with her emerging magical abilities while held among strangers who see her as a means to an end. Their separate paths gradually converge as both draw closer to the stronghold and the powerful figures who rule it, forcing Fitz to confront enemies whose reach and ambitions extend far beyond anything the Six Duchies ever prepared him for.

Where it sits

• Universe: Realm of the Elderlings
• Series: Fitz and the Fool Trilogy core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Robin Hobb

Awards (verified)

• David Gemmell Legend Award (Best Novel), 2018: won

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.

• Publication order, within the series Fitz and the Fool Trilogy: position 3 of 3: previous Fool's Quest (2015)

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hobb
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitz_and_the_Fool
• https://file770.com/2018-david-gemmell-awards/
• David Gemmell, official author site (winners/nominations record)
• Worlds Without End, David Gemmell Legend Award index
• https://locusmag.com/2018/07/2018-gemmell-awards-winners/
• https://www.sffworld.com/2018/07/the-david-gemmell-awards-2018/

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