# Assassin's Apprentice Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) - Hardcover

by **Jody Houser** (Author), **Robin Hobb** (Author), **Ryan Kelly** (Illustrator)

**The first installment of Robin Hobb's _New York Times_ bestselling fantasy epic, _The Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy),_ comes to life in comics form!**

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.

"Fantasy as it ought to be written."--George R.R. Martin

Dark Horse Comics is proud to present the first installment in Robin Hobb's _Farseer Trilogy_, _Assassin's Apprentice!_

### Author Biography

**Jody Houser** decided she wanted to be a writer when she was eight years old and never looked back. For better or worse, no one ever suggested that she stop. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College in Boston, where she completed her master's thesis in screenwriting and was a winner of the Rod Parker Fellowship for Playwriting.

Starting in 2006, Jody began experimenting with webcomics. She is the creator behind the webcomic _Cupcake POW!_, which launched in 2010 and is currently available on comiXology Submit.

Jody has written _Faith_ for Valiant Comics, _Max Ride: Ultimate Flight_ and _Agent May_ for Marvel, and _Orphan Black_ for IDW. She has been a contributing writer to numerous comic anthologies including _Avengers: No More Bullying_, _Vertigo CMYK: Magenta_, and both _Womanthology_ series.

**Robin Hobb** is a New York Times best-selling fantasy author. She is published in English in the US, UK and Australia, and her works have been widely translated. Her short stories have been finalists for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards, as well as winning the Asimov's Readers Award. Her best known series is _The Farseer Trilogy_ (_Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin_, and _Assassin's Quest_.)

Robin Hobb was born in Oakland California, but grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska. She has spent her life mostly in the Pacific Nortwest region of the US, and currently resides in Tacoma, Washington State, with her husband Fred. They have four grown offspring, and six grandchildren.  
Robin Hobb is a pen name for Margaret Ogden. She has also written under the name Megan Lindholm.

She published her first short story for children when she was 18, and for some years wrote as a journalist and children's writer. Her stories for children were published in magazines such as _Humpty Dumpty's Magazine for Little Children_, _Jack & Jill_ and _Highlights for Children_. She also created educational reading material for children for a programmed reading series by SRA (Science Research Associates.) She received a grant award from the Alaska State Council on the arts for her short story "The Poaching", published in _Finding Our Boundaries_ in 1980.  
Fantasy and Science Fiction had always been her two favorite genres, and in the late 70's she began to write in them. Her initial works were published in small press 'fanzines' such as _Space and Time_ (editor Gordon Linzner). Her first professionally published story was "Bones for Dulath" that appeared in the Ace anthology _AMAZONS!_, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson in 1979. A short time later, a second Ki and Vandien story entitled _The Small One_ was published in _FANTASTIC_ in 1980.

During that time period, she and her family had moved from Alaska to Hawaii, and subsequently to Washington State, where they settled. She had various money making occupations (waitress, salesperson, etc.) while striving with her writing. Her husband Fred continued to fish Alaskan waters and was home only about 3 months out of every year. The family lived on a small farm in rural Roy where they raised lots of vegetables, chickens, ducks, geese and other small livestock.  
In 1983, her first novel, _Harpy's Flight_, was published by Ace under the pen name Megan Lindholm. Her later titles under that name included _Wizard of the Pigeons_, _Alien Earth_, _Luck of the Wheels_, and _Cloven Hooves_.

In 1995, she launched her best selling series of books set in the Realm of the Elderlings. At that time, she began writing as Robin Hobb. Her first trilogy of books were about her popular characters, FitzChivalry Farseer and the Fool. The Farseer Trilogy is comprised of _Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin_ and _Assassin's Quest_. These books were followed by _The Liveship Traders_ trilogy, set in the same world. The _Tawny Man_ trilogy returned to the tale of Fitz and the Fool. Most recently, the four volumes of the _Rain Wilds Chronicles_ were published: _Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons_ and _Blood of Dragons_.

In 2013, it was announced that she would return to her best-loved characters with a new trilogy, _The Fitz and the Fool_ trilogy. The first volume, _Fool's Assassin_, will be published in August of 2014.  
Other works as Robin Hobb include _The Soldier Son_ trilogy and short stories published in various anthologies. A collection of her shorter works as both Lindholm and Hobb is available in _The Inheritance_.

She continues to reside in Tacoma, Washington, with frequent visits to the pocket farm in Roy.

**Number of Pages:** 144

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 10.3 x 6.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 07, 2023

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