Nearly twenty years ago, Robin Hobb burst upon the fantasy scene with the first
of her acclaimed Farseer novels, "Assassin s Apprentice, " which introduced the
characters of FitzChivalry Farseer and his uncanny friend the Fool. A watershed
moment in modern fantasy, this novel and those that followed broke exciting new
ground in a beloved genre. Together with George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb helped
pave the way for such talented new voices as Scott Lynch, Brandon Sanderson, and
Naomi Novik.
Over the years, Hobb s imagination has soared throughout the myt
hic lands of the Six Duchies in such bestselling series as the Liveship Traders
Trilogy and the Rain Wilds Chronicles. But no matter how far she roamed, her hea
rt always remained with Fitz. And now, at last, she has come home, with an aston
ishing new novel that opens a dark and gripping chapter in the Farseer saga.
