Assassin's Quest
ISBN: 9780007562275(ISBN-10: 0007562276)
42 segments(41 chapters)
History
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
March 1997 | Publication | Received as a powerful if demanding conclusion to the trilogy, with critics acknowledging the ambition of the ending while noting the challenge it presented to readers who had invested deeply in Fitz's survival and happiness. Won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1998 - a significant recognition for a series that had built its reputation through emotional intensity rather than conventional genre pleasures. The trilogy's conclusion has been reassessed repeatedly over the years and is now widely regarded as one of the bravest endings in contemporary fantasy. |
1998 | Award Nominated | Locus Award Fantasy novel category. 5th place. |
PublicationMarch 1997
Received as a powerful if demanding conclusion to the trilogy, with critics acknowledging the ambition of the ending while noting the challenge it presented to readers who had invested deeply in Fitz's survival and happiness. Won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1998 - a significant recognition for a series that had built its reputation through emotional intensity rather than conventional genre pleasures. The trilogy's conclusion has been reassessed repeatedly over the years and is now widely regarded as one of the bravest endings in contemporary fantasy.