Raymond E. Feist's stunning national best-seller Shadow of a Dark Queen reestablished his reputation as an unparalleled storyteller and a major name in the fantasy field. And now he returns us once again to the wondrous, perilous world of Midkemia.
The hideous Sauur have invaded the beleaguered planet through a dimensional fault. A dread race of
serpents, they continue their merciless conquest of the farther reaches
of Midkemia, on a seemingly unstoppable drive to enslave the entire
population.
Friends since childhood, noble Erik and cunning Roo
have survived numerous trials to bring a warning to the rulers of the
Empire, and are now free to pursue their individual destinies. Ever
loyal, Erik chooses to remain in the army to confront Midkemia's
enemies. Roo's ambitions, however, are for wealth and power. And
through a combination of skill, luck, diplomacy, and bare-knuckled
boldness - and a timely marriage to the daughter of a wealthy merchant - the crafty charmer rises high and fast in the world of trade... and
attains riches beyond his dreams.
But with luxury come
carelessness and a vulnerability to the desires of the flesh - as the ruthless machinations of a beautiful seductress threaten to obliterate
everything that Roo has built and all that he has become by summoning
catastrophe into his future - and terror into his world.
