The Farseer Trilogy is the first of three trilogies that follow the life of FitzChivalry Farseer, a trained assassin and royal bastard in a kingdom called the Six Duchies. In the Farseer Trilogy, his uncle, Prince Verity, is entrenched in what seems to be an unwinnable war against the Red-Ship Raiders, a people from the North whose main form of attack is to capture the people of the Six Duchies and render them emotionless and violent, then set them loose again. Meanwhile, Verity's brother Prince Regal is consumed by jealousy, and his scheming threatens to destroy the Six Duchies once and for all.

And then there's The Fool, the aging king's jester, who claims to be much more than he appears — and tells Fitz that he is, too.

Handily, if you like this trilogy, there are two more that continue Fitz's and The Fool's story and another that follows just The Fool. So much to read!