Assassin's Apprentice Volume 3

Assassin's Apprentice (Dark Horse Comics)

by Jody Houser, Robin Hobb, Ryan Kelly (illustrator)

The third and final chapter of the critically acclaimed comics adaptation of Assassin’s Apprentice—book one of the high fantasy epic the Farseer trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb.

In the third volume of Assassin’s Apprentice, Fitz faces Galen’s final test in Skill training. But when tragedy strikes at Buckkeep, he must choose between completing his training or returning home. Fitz grapples with feelings of isolation, Chade returns, and Fitz is set to the task of waiting on a depleted Prince Verity. With the kingdom plagued by Red Ship Raiders and the Six Duchies in turmoil, King Shrewd aims to bring unity to the lands through a royal wedding. Deceptions and misconceptions abound, and Fitz is given an assignment that forces him to decide between his duty, his honor, and his life.

Collects Assassin's Apprentice III #1–#6.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy

144 pages, Hardcover

Published December 16, 2025

Reviews

[Nadine K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obligatory “no graphic novel adaptation will ever outdo the original text”.

HOWEVER. It’s been 4 years since I read the first Farseer Trilogy book and 2 years since I finished the last Realm of the Elderlings book and this graphic novel successfully made me emotional all over again.

I’ve missed Fitz so much, dawg. That’s my son.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

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The third entry in this graphic novel series completes the events from the first book, Assassin's Apprentice in the Farseer Trilogy. The redship raider threat increases and Fitz travels to the mountains on a mission to bring back Verity's new bride-to-be.

The high quality adaptation that started with the first two parts continues here. I love how the comic conveys the flat, matter-of-fact style of the writing and the neutral art supports this. It is still a bit of a wall of text with some art thrown in instead of a traditional graphic novel but it works well here. It has been a number of years since I read the novels but I don't really remember that this adaptation would have cut anything. Any condensing that has taken place is not obvious or possibly has even improved pacing.

My only gripe is character art. There are two many men with black hair and several times I had to guess from the text who it is that we are looking at. Women are more easily recognizable and I do like the environment art so it's not that the art is bad; perhaps it is just too faithful to the source material.

Overall, highly recommended whether you are a returning fan or taking a stab at this story for the first time. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, it's lovely to be back with these characters. I found this volume a little harder to follow, but I know the story and managed. Everything I expected to see is represented, and the story is wrapped up well. We get some nice moments with Fitz and Burrich and Fitz and Verity. We get Kettricken, whose character design is pretty good. I enjoyed reading it and would love to read adaptations of the other books.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Third volume is a good conclusion for the adaptation but it did feel rushed and I was confused for some of it.

[Cathrine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great graphic novel

I loved all of the Robin Hobb books, especially the Farseer series! Was interesting seeing Fitz in a graphic novel series!

[tysephine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nosey ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😭