Dark and powerful forces threaten the world of Garn once more in this
second novel in legendary New York Times bestselling author Raymond E.
Feist's epic fantasy series, the Firemane Saga.
"This is a knockout."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Hatushaly and his young wife Hava have arrived in the prosperous trading
town of Beran's Hill to restore and reopen the fire-damaged Inn of the
Three Stars. They are also preparing for the popular midsummer festival,
where their friends Declan and Gwen will be wed.
But Hatu and Hava are not the ordinary loving couple they appear to be.
They are assassins from the mysterious island of Coaltachin, home to the
powerful and lethal Nocusara, the fearsome "Hidden Warriors." Posing as
innkeepers, they are awaiting instructions from their masters in the
Kingdom of Night.
Hatu conceals an even more dangerous secret. He is the last remaining
member of the legendary Firemanes, the ruling family of Ithrace. Known
as the Kingdom of Flames, Ithrace was one of the five greatest realms of
Tembria, ruled by Hatu's father, Stervern Langene, until he and his
people were betrayed. His heir, Hatu--then a baby--was hidden among the
Nocusara, who raised him to become a deadly spy.
Hatu works hard to hide his true identity from all who would seek to use
or to destroy him, as fate has other plans for the noble warrior.
Unexpected calamity forces him to make choices he could not have dreamed
awaited him.
A series of horrific events shatters the peace of Beran's Hill, bringing
death and devastation and unleashing monstrous forces. Once more, the
Greater Realms of Tembria are threatened--and nothing will ever be the
same again.
