Here is a list of The Farseer Trilogy Books Ranked, According to Goodreads.
Royal Assassin
Goodreads Rating: 4.26
From the blurb:
Fitz has barely survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and into the deadly intrigues of the royal family.…
Assassin’s Quest
Goodreads Rating: 4.20
From the blurb:
King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz—or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply scarred in body and soul. The kingdom also teeters toward ruin: Regal has plundered and abandoned the capital, while the rightful heir, Prince Verity, is lost to his mad quest—perhaps to death. Only Verity’s return—or the heir his princess carries—can save the Six Duchies.…
Assassin’s Apprentice
Goodreads Rating: 4.18
From the blurb:
Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father’s gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has secretly tutored him in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz’s blood runs the magic skill—and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family.…