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Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
In the wake of betrayal, a young royal assassin must brave treacherous courts, unforgiving wilds, and the pull of a perilous magic to protect a kingdom that has never truly claimed him. As alliances fray and prophecy tightens its grip, he faces impossible choices between love, loyalty, and survival. Assassin's Quest delivers intimate character stakes, immersive worldbuilding, and the slow-burn tension of a journey that tests every bond.
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... Fitz’s raw inner battles with trauma, power addiction, and duty?
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
If what gripped you in Assassin’s Quest was living inside Fitz’s battered psyche—his Skill-sickness, guilt over Molly, and the way duty drags him across mountains to wake Verity’s dragon—then The Poppy War will hit the same nerve. Rin’s first-person plunge into shamanic power is as harrowing and intimate as Fitz’s struggle with the Skill; like Fitz, she’s driven, wounded, and forced to decide what terrible lines she’ll cross when the cost of victory becomes unbearable.
... the fierce, soul-deep Wit bond between Fitz and Nighteyes?
A Companion to Wolves by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear
If the heartbeat of Assassin’s Quest for you was Fitz and Nighteyes—the constant mind-touch, shared instincts in the snow, and the way that bond shapes every choice—then A Companion to Wolves delivers that connection at full force. The wolfheall’s human–wolf pairings echo the Wit’s intensity and cost, exploring loyalty, identity, and pack politics with the same visceral immediacy that made Fitz and Nighteyes unforgettable.
... a long, patient, character-first quest that pays off after years of sacrifice?
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
If you loved the slow, steady burn of Assassin’s Quest—Fitz trudging past the Six Duchies into the Mountain Kingdom with Kettle and Starling, inching toward the truth of the stone dragons—Tigana offers that same deliberate momentum. It’s a richly human, decades-spanning struggle where quiet choices matter, politics cuts deep, and the final turn lands with the kind of earned weight you felt when Verity awakened.
... being inside a driven, wounded hero’s head through intimate first-person storytelling?
The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
If Fitz’s first-person voice—his sardonic self-reckoning, the ache over Burrich and Molly, the private terror of losing himself to the Skill—carried you through Assassin’s Quest, then The Name of the Wind will feel like coming home. Kvothe’s confessional narrative is equally immersive, pulling you into the mind of a brilliant, damaged survivor whose story unfolds with the same intimate urgency.
... a cathartic, hard-won resolution after trials of loyalty, faith, and courtly peril?
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
If the payoff of Assassin’s Quest—the bittersweet triumph of Verity’s dragon, the Fool’s steadfast faith, and Fitz’s sacrifice—left you wrung out in the best way, The Curse of Chalion offers a similarly profound release. Cazaril endures courtly snares and spiritual burdens until a miracle that feels as earned and moving as Fitz’s climactic choice, delivering that same deep, restorative sigh at the end.
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