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Books Like Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb · about this book

Loved Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb? If its fantasy, series and first person narrator hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Taran Wanderer, Dawn of Wonder and The Way of Shadows. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Assassin's Apprentice: Fantasy · Series · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Assassins

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   Taran Wanderer

   Lloyd Alexander

   Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Medieval Kingdom · Absent Parent · Mentor Relationship

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   Dawn of Wonder

   Jonathan Renshaw

   Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Slow-Paced · Series Starter

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   The Way of Shadows

   Brent Weeks

   Assassins · Mentor Relationship · Epic Fantasy · Series Starter · Fantasy

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   Daughter of the Empire

   Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

   Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Series Starter · Political Intrigue · Fantasy

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   Lirael

   Garth Nix

   Dogs · Coming of Age · Belonging · Absent Parent · Fantasy

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   The Wolf of Oren-yaro

   K.S. Villoso

   Royal Court · Epic Fantasy · Assassins · Political Intrigue · Character-Driven

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   The Eye of the World

   Robert Jordan

   Medieval Kingdom · Coming of Age · Mentor Relationship · Classics · Series Starter

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8. 

   Tyrant's Throne

   Sebastien de Castell

   Medieval Kingdom · Royal Court · Political Intrigue · First Person Narrator · Male Lead

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9. 

   The Bone Witch

   Rin Chupeco

   Coming of Age · Slow-Paced · Series Starter · Mentor Relationship · Fantasy

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    The Way of Kings

    Brandon Sanderson

    Series Starter · Mentor Relationship · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy · Assassins

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11. 

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    J. K. Rowling

    Belonging · Absent Parent · Coming of Age · Classics · Mentor Relationship

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12. 

    Arrow's Flight

    Mercedes Lackey

    Bildungsroman · Mentor Relationship · Coming of Age · Character-Driven · Fantasy

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13. 

    Blood of Elves

    Andrzej Sapkowski

    Medieval Kingdom · Mentor Relationship · Epic Fantasy · Political Intrigue · Fantasy

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14. 

    A Dance with Dragons

    George R.R. Martin

    Medieval Kingdom · Royal Court · Slow-Paced · Character-Driven · Political Intrigue

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15. 

    Gather

    Kenneth M. Cadow

    Dogs · Coming of Age · Character-Driven · Absent Parent · Male Lead

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16. 

    The Outsiders

    S.E. Hinton

    Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Belonging · First Person Narrator · Character-Driven

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17. 

    The Catcher in the Rye

    Jerome David Salinger

    Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Belonging · Character-Driven · Male Lead

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18. 

    The Obsidian Tower

    Melissa Caruso

    Series Starter · Belonging · Political Intrigue · Fantasy · First Person Narrator

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19. 

    Of Human Bondage

    W. Somerset Maugham

    Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Slow-Paced · Character-Driven · Male Lead

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20. 

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · First Person Narrator · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced

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