In addition, he is disquieted by his unconventional girl-cousin Epiny-who challenges his heretofore unwavering world view-and by the bizarre dreams that haunt his nights.įor twenty years the King's cavalry has pushed across the grasslands, subduing and settling its nomads and claiming the territory in Gernia's name. The old aristocracy looks down on him as the son of a "new noble" and, unprepared for the political and social maneuvering of the deeply competitive school and city, the young man finds himself entangled in a web of injustice, discrimination, and foul play. Bright and well-educated, an excellent horseman with an advantageous engagement, Nevare's future appears golden.īut as his Academy instruction progresses, Nevare begins to realize that the road before him is far from straight. The wealthy young noble will follow his father-newly made a lord by the King of Gernia-into the cavalry, training in the military arts at the elite King's Cavella Academy in the capital city of Old Thares.
Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son, destined from birth to carry a sword. Now enemies and friends alike are about to learn that nothing is more dangerous than a man who has nothing left to lose.
And though he may have let his skills as royal assassin diminish over the years, such things, once learned, are not so easily forgotten. An ancient magic still lives in his veins. and in a horrible instant, his world is undone and his beloved daughter stolen away by those who would use her as they had once sought to use the Fool-as a weapon.īut FitzChivalry Farseer is not without weapons of his own.
But now the Fool is near death, maimed by mysterious pale-skinned figures whose plans for world domination hinge upon the powers the Fool may share with Fitz’s own daughter.ĭistracted by the Fool’s perilous health, and swept up against his will in the intrigues of the royal court, Fitz lets down his guard. Long ago, Fitz and the Fool changed the world, bringing back the magic of dragons and securing both the Farseer succession and the stability of the kingdom.
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