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[[Image:Largeassasinsapprentice.jpg|thumb|Original US cover of trade paperback Assassin's Apprentice , art by [[Michael Whelan]].]][[Image:AssassinsApprentice VOYhardcover.jpg|thumb|Original UK cover of hardcover and paperback Assassin's Apprentice , art by [[John Howe]], hardback and paperback.]][[Image:AssasinsApprenticePBUk2014aanewcover.jpg|thumb|A new edition 2014 UK paperback cover for Assassin's Apprentice , art by [[Jackie Morris]].]][[Image:Aa-ukus-specialaa-hb2014.jpg|thumb|Voyager Classics clothbound hardback edition cover.]][[Image:Uk2014aanewcover.jpg|thumb|A new UK 2014 US paperback cover for Assassin's Apprentice , art by [[Jackie MorrisAlejandro Colucci]].]]
'''Assassin's Apprentice''' is the first book in the [[Farseer trilogy]], originally published in 1995. The second and third books are [[Royal Assassin]] and [[Assassin's Quest]] respectively. This was the [[Robin Hobb|author's]] first book published under the pseudonym ''Robin Hobb''. The working title for the book was ''Chivalry's Bastard'' and the contract for the trilogy was signed on 13th of July in 1993. <ref>http://suvudu.com/2010/06/25-years-of-spectra-assassins-apprentice-1995-by-robin-hobb.html 25 Years of Spectra: ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE (1995) by Robin Hobb </ref>Assassin's Apprentice has been translated to over 20 languages.
==Dedication==
==Editions==
Note that Assassin's Apprentice has never been published in hardcover in the US, although the rest of the trilogy was. The UK first edition hardcover was limited in numbers, but there have been two recent special editions from Voyager in hardback.
* An American English trade paperback edition was issued in New York by Bantam Books in 1995 with ISBN 0553374451, The covers were illustrated by [[Michael Whelan]]. $12.95
** The Advance Reading Copy states the publication date of the paperback as April 17, 1995, while publication apparently was in May 1995
** The ARC for this book has a cover illustration by [[John Howe]] but it is completely different from the finished version, instead of a Red Ship it portrays Fitz with a dog. 250 - 500 copies were printed.
* A US paperback edition was issued in 1996 by Bantam Spectra with ISBN 055357339X, covers by Michael Whelan and is still (same cover was used in print as of reprints all the way to 2014).
* A UK paperback edition was issued in 1996 with ISBN 0006480098, covers were by John Howe.
* A UK paperback edition by Harper Voyager the 3rd of September 2007 market as "New Ed" with covers by [[Jackie Morris]]. This was the first in a series of "repackaged" Robin Hobb titles in the UK that included every book in the [[Farseer trilogy|Farseer]], [[Liveship Traders trilogy|Liveship Traders]], [[Tawny Man trilogy|Tawny Man]] and [[Soldier Son trilogy|Soldier Son]] trilogies. ISBN 9780006480099, but it also comes up in searches with the old ISBN-10: 0006480098 which is the 1996 UK paperback. The stock image often seen online has a golden background similar to the 15th Anniversary Edition (see below) but in reality the cover is blueish silver.
* A "Voyager 15th Anniversary Edition" in 2010 by HarperCollins/Voyager, hardcover with dust jacket and a marker ribbon and an introduction to Voyager from Publishing Director Jane Johnson. This is a "standalone" edition that was published alongside Raymond Feist’s ''Magician'', Sara Douglass’ ''Battleaxe'', [[George R R Martin]]’s ''A Game of Thrones'' and Kylie Chan’s ''White Tiger''. <ref>http://voyageronline.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/hip-hip-hooray-–-hardbacks-for-voyager’s-birthday/ Hip hip hooray: hardbacks for Voyager’s birthday!</ref> The cover art is the buck design by Jackie Morris used in the UK paperback reprints, but with a golden background. ISBN?
* A new UK clothbound hardcover with ISBN 9780007491551 in March 2013 by Harper Voyager. This is a "standalone" edition that was part of a reprinting of "Voyager Classics".<ref>http://harpervoyagerbooks.com/2013/01/10/the-special-editions-are-coming/ HarperVoyager: The special editions are coming</ref> It was also packaged together as a set with Raymond E. Feist’s ''Magician'' with ISBN 9780007939381.
* A UK paperback new edition 27 of March 2014 with new cover art of consisting of old style lettering and sigils by Jackie Morris with ISBN 9780007562251. This new cover is part of a redesign of the [[Farseer trilogy|Farseer]] and [[Tawny Man trilogy|Tawny Man]] trilogies in the UK to match the UK design of [[Fool's Assassin]]. * An upcoming US paperback edition with cover art by [[Alejandro Colucci]] to match the US design of Fool's Assassin.
* A kindle edition by Harper Voyager September 1, 2011 with ASIN: B005JE1K9M
Image:Arcapprenticeusa.jpg|US ARC
Image:Pb Apprentice.jpg|UK ARC
morris-reprint-aa.jpg|UK paperback 2007
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Image:Aa-uk-special-hb.jpg|Voyager Classics clothbound hardcover
Image:1434 AssassinsApprentice L.jpg|US audio book
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