EPISODE · May 14, 2026
Assassin's Apprentice: The struggle for belonging
from Tales of Our Time
This week we're talking to Caroline Free about the book "Assassin's Apprentice." Originally published in 1995 by Robin Hobb, it's the first of her Farseer Trilogy, and has just about everything you'd want out of a fantasy novel: an illegitimate heir to the throne, political marriages, raiders from overseas, bloodline magic, and more... but it also has the compelling story of a young boy learning the hard lessons of how much of yourself to give when looking for a place to belong.
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This week we're talking to Caroline Free about the book "Assassin's Apprentice." Originally published in 1995 by Robin Hobb, it's the first of her Farseer Trilogy, and has just about everything you'd want out of a fantasy novel: an illegitimate heir to the throne, political marriages, raiders from overseas, bloodline magic, and more... but it also has the compelling story of a young boy learning the hard lessons of how much of yourself to give when looking for a place to belong.
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