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Assassin's Quest

1997 novel by Robin Hobb
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Assassin's Quest

Summary

Assassin's Quest is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Assassin's Quest authored Robin Hobb[3].
  • Assassin's Quest's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Assassin's Quest was published by HarperCollins[5].
  • Assassin's Quest was published by Bantam Spectra[6].
  • Assassin's Quest's genre is fantasy[7].
  • Assassin's Quest followed Royal Assassin[8].
  • Assassin's Quest's part of the series is recorded as The Farseer Trilogy[9].
  • Assassin's Quest's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Assassin's Quest's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Assassin's Quest comprises Q3225749[12].
  • Assassin's Quest comprises Q3213877[13].
  • Assassin's Quest comprises Q3212217[14].
  • Assassin's Quest was released on March 1997[15].
  • Assassin's Quest's cover art by is recorded as John Howe[16].
  • Assassin's Quest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q3212217[17].
  • Assassin's Quest's has edition or translation is recorded as Assassin's Quest[18].
  • Assassin's Quest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137530886[19].
  • Assassin's Quest's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[20].
  • Assassin's Quest's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Assassin's Quest"}[21].
  • Assassin's Quest's form of creative work is recorded as novel[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: af262dc0-4dda-4360-a237-bffc471b82ec[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Assassin's Quest authored Robin Hobb[3]. Publishers include HarperCollins[5] and Bantam Spectra[6].

Publication

Assassin's Quest was published on March 1997[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is fantasy[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Farseer Trilogy[9].

Subject and Themes

Assassin's Quest's part of the series is recorded as The Farseer Trilogy[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Assassin's Quest followed Royal Assassin[8].

Why It Matters

Assassin's Quest ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

literary work Robin Hobb United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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