Assassin's Quest

Overview:

  • Title: Assassin's Quest
  • Author: Robin Hobb
  • Year: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 0553565699
  • Publisher: Bantam Spectra
  • Price: $6.99
  • Pages: 757+[17]
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Assassin's Quest
  • Notes:
    • "Bantam mass market edition / January 1998"
    • 7th printing per number line "OPM 0 9 8 7" on copyright page.
    • Date of 7th printing unknown, estimated as between 1999-04 and 2000-03 (see below).
    • Above title on title page: The Farseer
    • "Copyright © 1997 by Robin Hobb"
    • Also mentions previous Bantam hardcover edition / January 1997
    • Per copyright page: Cover art copyright © 1997 by Steven Youll.
    • Cover note: Title and author name embossed. Title in metallic gold. Cover matches image as shown with these exceptions: below author name it says "AUTHOR OF SHIP OF MAGIC", and prices at bottom of spine are different.
    • Canada price C$9.99
    • There is an uncredited and unsigned map titled "Six Duchies" preceding pagination.
    • Following pagination there is an excerpt titled "The Liveship Traders: Ship of Magic" on un-numbered pages [759-574].
    • LCCN 96-42354 per copyright page.
    • Evidence for printing date: inside front cover lists Ship of Magic as in print and Mad Ship as "in hardcover" (1999-04-00). USA paperback release of Mad Ship was on 2000-03-00.