Book description
The gripping finale to Robin Hobb's classic Farseer trilogy.
Keystone. Gate. Crossroads. Catalyst.
Fitz is about to discover the truth about the Fool's prophecy. Having
been resurrected from his fatal tortures in Regal's dungeons, Fitz has
once more foiled Regal's attempts to be rid of him.
Now, back in his own body, and after months of rehabilitation, Fitz
begins the painful and slow process of learning the ways of a man again.
Under the watchful eye of Burrich, old King Shrewd's Stablemaster, Fitz
must learn to cast off the wild but carefree ways of the wolf and enter
once more the human world: a world beset ever more viciously by the
relentless Red Ship Raiders who are now left free to plunder any coastal
town they please. But more immediately, a world in which he finds he is
utterly alone.
Regal has stripped the kingdom of its riches and retired to the inland
city of Tradeford. Of Verity, on his quest to find the legendary
Elderings, there has been no word; Molly, Kettricken and the Fool have
all vanished.
Unless Fitz can find Verity and help him in his quest, the Six Duchies
will perish and there will be no safe place to live. 'Hobb is one of
the great modern fantasy writers … what makes her novels as addictive as
morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her
characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.'
The Times
'In today's crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb's books are like diamonds
in a sea of zircons'
George R. R. Martin Robin Hobb was born in California in 1952 and
majored in Communications at Denver University, Colorado. Assassin's
Apprentice was her first novel which began the internationally acclaimed
Farseer trilogy. Since then she has found further success with her
wonderful series: The Live Ship Traders and The Tawny Man. Her latest
trilogy is The Soldier Son, beginning with Shaman's Crossing and
continuing with Forest Mage. Robin Hobb lives outside Seattle, Washington.
Her website is: www. robinhobb. com.
