Assassin's Quest

Die Legenden erwachen zum Leben.Fitz Chivalric hat versagt. Sein skrupelloser Onkel hat den Thron der sechs Provinzen an sich gerissen, und der wahre Herrscher, Prinz Veritas, gilt als tot. Fitz bleibt nur noch eines: Rache! Doch wie soll er bis zu dem Mann vordringen, der ihm alles genommen hat? Einem König, geschützt von Soldaten und Magie? Ohne Rücksicht auf sich selbst, treibt Fitz seine Pläne voran. Da erreicht ihn der Ruf eines Todgeglaubten - Prinz Veritas!

The gripping finale to Robin Hobb''s classic Farseer Trilogy. With the king no longer living and the heir, Verity, missing and declared dead, Prince Regal has treacherously seized the throne. Regal''s torture has left Fitz more dead than alive, and more closely than ever bonded with his wolf. All who once loved him believe him dead: even Molly, now pregnant with his child. But he cannot go to her without placing her in terrible danger. With nothing to lose, Fitz sets out for Tradeford, where Regal has withdrawn, having heartlessly abandoned the north of the kingdom to the Red-Ship Raiders. His quest: to assassinate the man who has destroyed his world.

Autorentext

Robin Hobb is one of the world's finest writers of epic fiction. She was born in California in 1952 but raised in Alaska. She raised her family, ran a smallholding, delivered post to her remote community, all at the same time as writing stories and novels. She succeeded on all fronts, raising four children and becoming an internationally best-selling writer. She lives in Tacoma, Washington State.

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'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin

The gripping finale to Robin Hobb's classic Farseer Trilogy.

With the king no longer living and the heir, Verity, missing and declared dead, Prince Regal has treacherously seized the throne.

Regal's torture has left Fitz more dead than alive, and more closely than ever bonded with his wolf. All who once loved him believe him dead: even Molly, now pregnant with his child. But he cannot go to her without placing her in terrible danger.

With nothing to lose, Fitz sets out for Tradeford, where Regal has withdrawn, having heartlessly abandoned the north of the kingdom to the Red-Ship Raiders. His quest: to assassinate the man who has destroyed his world.

Zusammenfassung
'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin The gripping finale to Robin Hobb's classic Farseer Trilogy.