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

Robin Hobb returns to her best-loved characters in an all-new series.

Tom Badgerlock lives quietly in his Withywoods manor with his beloved wife, Molly, all these years, his fortune being a reward for his family's loyal service to the throne.

But behind the façade of respectable mediocrity lies a turbulent and violent past. For Tom Badgerlock is actually FitzChivalry Farseer, illegitimate son of the Farseer line, a condemned Beast-magic user, and an assassin. A man who has risked much for his king and lost even more…

On a shelf in his office sits a triptych carved in monumental stone of a man, a wolf, and a fool. Once, these three were inseparable friends: Fitz, Nighteyes, and the Fool. But one has been long dead, and one has not been seen for a long time.

And then, one Winterfest night, a messenger arrives to seek Fitz, but mysteriously disappears, leaving behind only a trace of blood. What was the message? Who was the sender? And what has happened to the messenger?

Suddenly, Fitz's violent old life erupts into his peaceful new reality, and nothing and no one is safe.

Pages: 640, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm