“Anenthrallingconclusiontothissuperbtrilogy,displayinganexceptionalcombinationoforiginality,magic,adventure,character,anddrama.“--KirkusReviews(starredreview)KingShrewdisdeadatthehandsofhissonRegal.AsisFitz--orsohisenemiesandfriendsbelieve.Butwiththehelpofhisalliesandhisbeastmagic,heemergesfromthegrave,deeplyscarredinbodyandsoul.Thekingdomalsoteeterstowardruin:Regalhasplunderedandabandonedthecapital,whiletherightfulheir,PrinceVerity,islosttohismadquest--perhapstodeath.OnlyVerity’sreturn--ortheheirhisprincesscarries--cansavetheSixDuchies.ButFitzwillnotwait.Drivenbylossandbittermemories,heundertakesaquest:tokillRegal.Thejourneycastshimintodeepwaters,ashediscoverswildcurrentsofmagicwithinhim--currentsthatwilleitherdrownhimormakehimsomethingmorethanhewas.PraiseforRobinHobbandAssassin’sQuest“Fantasyasitoughttobewritten...RobinHobb’sbooksarediamondsinaseaofzircons.“--GeorgeR.R.Martin“Superblywritten,whollysatisfying,unforgettable:betterthananyfantasytrilogyinprint--includingmine!“--MelanieRawn
