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[[Image:Largeroyalassasin.jpg|thumb|The original US cover of Royal Assassin by [[Michael Whelan]].]]
[[Image:RoyalAssassin VOYhardcover.jpg|thumb|The original UK cover of Royal Assassin by [[John Howe]] (hardcover and paperback).]]
[[Image:Uk-ra-morris.jpg|thumb|New 2014 UK cover for Royal Assassin by [[Jackie Morris]].]]
[[Image:2014-us-ra.jpg|thumb|New 2014 US cover for Royal Assassin by [[Alejandro Colucci]].]]
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 editions is the same it was for the first edition of Assassin's Apprentice:
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For Giles
==Editions==
* An American English A UK hardcover edition from Voyager/HarperCollins in March 1996 with ISBN 0002246074, covers illustrated by [[John Howe]]. Original price £15.99 * A US trade paperback edition was issued in New York by from Bantam Books Spectra in May 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 UK trade paperback edition from HarperCollins in March 1996 with ISBN 0002246481. * A US paperback edition was issued in February 1997 with ISBN 0553573411 with the Michael Whelan covers, reprints until 2014.* A UK paperback edition was issued in London by Voyager/HarperCollins 1997 (some sources say already in 1996 ) with ISBN 00022460740006480101 with the cover illustrations of John Howe. Reprints from 2008 onwards use the running wolf design by [[Jackie Morris]] but the same ISBN. * A UK trade paperback edition in March 2014 with new Jackie Morris covers to match the UK design of Fool's Assassin, covers illustrated ISBN 9780007562268. * A US paperback edition in 2014 with cover art by [[John HoweAlejandro Colucci]]to match the US design of Fool's Assassin. Original price £15.99
* A Kindle edition by Harper Voyager 1st of September 2011 with ASIN: B005JE1KHE.
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Image:Ra_arc.jpg|US ARC
Image:RoyalAssasinsPB.jpg|UK paperback(2008)
Image:1435 RoyalAssassin L.jpg|US audio book
ra-uk-audio.jpg|UK audio book
