Author(s): Robin Hobb

Fantasy

âe~Fantasy as it ought to be writtenâe(tm) George R.R. Martin

The second volume in Robin Hobbâe(tm)s internationally bestselling Farseer Trilogy.

Honesty is the bedrock for any relationship. But how can Fitz âe" royal bastard, trainee assassin, holder of secrets crucial to the security of the kingdom âe" bare his soul to his beloved Molly?

Danger lies all around him âe" from the raiders savaging the coastal towns, and from within the court. The king has been struck down by a mystery illness and his eldest son, Verity, is bound up in the defence of the realm.

When Verity leaves the court in search of the mythical Elderlings, Fitz finds himself friendless apart from his wolf, Nighteyes, and the kingâe(tm)s strange, motley-clad fool, exposed to Prince Regalâe(tm)s malign ambitions. He will be asked to sacrifice everything âe" his heart, his hope, even his life âe" for the sake of the realm.