750 pages
English language
Published Nov. 7, 1996 by HarperCollins.
Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cripple. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and into the deadly intrigues of the royal family.
Renewing their vicious attacks on the coast, the Red-Ship Raiders leave burned-out villages and demented victims in their wake. The kingdom is also under assault from within, as treachery threatens the throne of the ailing king. In this time of great danger, the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz’s hands—and his role in its salvation may require the ultimate sacrifice.
On suit avec bonheur l’évolution de Fitz, devenu jeune homme, aux prises avec son Vif et ses conséquences. Toujours autant de psychologie et de finesse, des personnages passionnants et des intrigues mouvementées.
Une petite pause et je continue avec la 3e tome.
