"An adventurous, deeply moral tale with all the trappings of high fantasy." --Kirkus MagazineRead the "hefty epic journey through a vivid new fantasy world" that has been called "unfailingly unpredictable" and "detailed to the point of amazement!"A squire mourns the death of his father and masterknight in battle. His grief is worsened by the role he unwittingly played in his father’s defeat. He can redeem himself by challenging his father’s killer, but he won’t be alone. He is joined by his younger sister. He is fearful he can’t win. She knows he can’t lose. Two knights embark on a quest to find and destroy an ancient weapon of evil. Following the knights, watching everything they do, is the most dangerous assassin in the world. She too, wishes to find the weapon, not to destroy it, but to use it.
"An adventurous, deeply moral tale with all the trappings of high fantasy." --Kirkus MagazineRead the "hefty epic journey through a vivid new fantasy world" that has been called "unfailingly unpredictable" and "detailed to the point of amazement!"A squire mourns the death of his father and masterknight in battle. His grief is worsened by the role he unwittingly played in his father’s defeat. He can redeem himself by challenging his father’s killer, but he won’t be alone. He is joined by his younger sister. He is fearful he can’t win. She knows he can’t lose. Two knights embark on a quest to find and destroy an ancient weapon of evil. Following the knights, watching everything they do, is the most dangerous assassin in the world. She too, wishes to find the weapon, not to destroy it, but to use it.