Assassin's Apprentice - Revision history

Mervi: CK covers

2025-07-09T10:03:55Z

CK covers

Mervi: details of the curious kind editions, minor cleaning, link to the second graphic novel adaptation

2025-07-09T09:00:52Z

details of the curious kind editions, minor cleaning, link to the second graphic novel adaptation

Mervi: ISBN for the Voyager 15th anniversary edition

2024-06-12T20:07:18Z

ISBN for the Voyager 15th anniversary edition

Mervi: folio society set

2021-04-04T13:31:19Z

folio society set

Mervi: uk illustrated ed cover

2019-10-22T14:09:50Z

uk illustrated ed cover

Mervi: Details on the UK/US differences of the illustrated edition

2019-10-22T13:59:27Z

Details on the UK/US differences of the illustrated edition

Mervi: cover for the upcoming illustrated edition

2019-03-01T15:47:20Z

cover for the upcoming illustrated edition

Mervi at 17:37, 24 February 2019

2019-02-24T17:37:14Z

Mervi at 10:16, 17 February 2019

2019-02-17T10:16:19Z

Mervi: a new us hardcover edition is coming late this year!

2019-02-09T18:59:54Z

a new us hardcover edition is coming late this year!

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 Image:Aa-wbn2015.jpg|World Book Night 2015 edition
 Image:Aa-20-slipcase.jpg|20th anniversary slipcased hardcover
-Image:Assassins-apprentice-subt.jpg |US hardcover 2016
+Image:Assassins-apprentice-subt.jpg |Subterranean Press hardcover 2016
 Aa-us-illustrated.jpg|US illustrated edition
 Uk-aa-illustrated.jpg|UK illustrated edition
 Folio-aa.jpg|Folio Society illustrated edition
 Image:1434 AssassinsApprentice L.jpg|US audiobook
 Aa-uk-audio.jpg|UK audiobook

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 [[Image:us-aa-2014.jpg|thumb|300px|Current (2014) US paperback cover for Assassin's Apprentice, art by [[Alejandro Colucci]].]]
-'''Assassin's Apprentice''' is the first book in the [[Farseer trilogy]], originally published in 1995. The second and third books in the trilogy 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. The Farseer trilogy has also been adapted into [[L'Assassin Royal (graphic novels)|a series of graphic novels]] that is available in French and Dutch.
+'''Assassin's Apprentice''' is the first book in the [[Farseer trilogy]], originally published in 1995. The second and third books in the trilogy 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. The Farseer trilogy has been adapted into [[L'Assassin Royal (graphic novels)|a series of graphic novels]] that is available in French and Dutch. There is also a [[Assassin's Apprentice (comic)|different graphic novel adaptation]] of Assassin's Apprentice by Dark Horse Comics.
 ==Dedication==
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 the Princes of Assassins.</poem>
 <br />
-Later (in the US at least from 1996, also in later UK edition) the dedication was changed to:
+Later (in the US at least from 1996, also in later UK editions) the dedication was changed to:
 <poem style="border: 1px solid #999999; background-color: #cccccc; padding: 1em; font-style: italic; text-align: center; width: 25%;">
 To Giles
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 ==Editions==
-A note for collectors: The first two volumes of the Farseer trilogy were originally not released in hardback in the US, and all subsequent reprints were paperbacks until a limited edition hardcover set of the whole trilogy was published in December 2016 by Subterranean Press (see below). This immediately sold out.
+A note for collectors about first editions: the first two volumes of the Farseer trilogy were originally only released in paperback format in the US, and all subsequent reprints were paperbacks until a limited edition hardcover set of the whole trilogy was published in December 2016 by Subterranean Press (see below).
+The UK first edition hardback was a somewhat small print run but can still be sometimes purchased second-hand.
-The UK first edition hardback was limited in numbers but is still relatively easy to obtain second-hand. There have also been two more recent special editions from Voyager in hardback (which are standalone editions) as well as a 20th-anniversary hardcover slipcase edition for the whole trilogy (more below)
+Several anniversary, limited, illustrated and other special hardcover editions have been published since in both markets which are detailed below.
+.
 ===First editions===
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 * A 3 volume '''hardcover set''' of the Farseer trilogy by Folio Society the 3rd of September 2020. New introduction by the author, 5 full-page colour illustrations in each volume by [[David Palumbo]] and a redrawn double-page map by Neil Gower. Printed in black and red and the set comes with a slipcase. The bindings have been blocked with gold (AA), silver (RA) and pewter (AQ) foils.
 ** A set of 240 copies of the trilogy were made available with a bookplate signed by the author as well as the illustrator; these sold out in a matter of hours. Signed copies (author only) have also been available through the Signed Page.
 * An '''ebook''' edition by Harper Voyager September 1st 2011, with ASIN: B005JE1K9M

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 * 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 bluish 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 first UK paperback reprints, but with a golden background. ISBN?
+* 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 first UK paperback reprints, but with a golden background. ISBN 9780007876433.
 * 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.  The cover is the silhouette of a wolf on a lilac background.

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 * An '''Illustrated Edition''' from DelRey books in the US, published on the 1st of October 2019 with ISBN 9781984817853. This is a hardcover edition featuring a new foreword from the author and 10 full-colour illustrations by [[Magali Villeneuve]], to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first publication. Also published in the UK by HarperVoyager on the 17th of October 2019 with ISBN 9780008363710. The US and UK editions feature the same artwork, but the texture of the cover is different, and whereas all the foil used in the US edition is golden, in the UK edition it is part copper, part silver. The UK edition also comes with a ribbon bookmark.<ref>https://twitter.com/robinhobb/status/1184979357153890304?s=20</ref> There was also a misprint of 20 copies of the UK edition where the copper foil got replaced with blue.
 * An '''ebook''' edition by Harper Voyager September 1st 2011, with ASIN: B005JE1K9M
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 Aa-us-illustrated.jpg|US illustrated edition
 Uk-aa-illustrated.jpg|UK illustrated edition
 Image:1434 AssassinsApprentice L.jpg|US audiobook
 Aa-uk-audio.jpg|UK audiobook

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 Image:Assassins-apprentice-subt.jpg |US hardcover 2016
 Aa-us-illustrated.jpg|US illustrated edition
 Image:1434 AssassinsApprentice L.jpg|US audiobook
 Aa-uk-audio.jpg|UK audiobook

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 ** each volume of the trilogy sold individually, $60.00 each
-* A '''US Illustrated Edition''' from DelRey books, scheduled for the 1st of October 2019 with ISBN 9781984817853. This will be a hardcover edition featuring a new foreword from the author and 10 full-colour illustrations by [[Magali Villeneuve]], to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first publication.
+* An '''Illustrated Edition''' from DelRey books in the US, published on the 1st of October 2019 with ISBN 9781984817853. This is a hardcover edition featuring a new foreword from the author and 10 full-colour illustrations by [[Magali Villeneuve]], to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first publication. Also published in the UK by HarperVoyager on the 17th of October 2019 with ISBN 9780008363710. The US and UK editions feature the same artwork, but the texture of the cover is different, and whereas all the foil used in the US edition is golden, in the UK edition it is part copper, part silver. The UK edition also comes with a ribbon bookmark.<ref>https://twitter.com/robinhobb/status/1184979357153890304?s=20</ref> There was also a misprint of 20 copies of the UK edition where the copper foil got replaced with blue.
 * An '''ebook''' edition by Harper Voyager September 1st 2011, with ASIN: B005JE1K9M

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