Hobb, Robin

Posing as a bodyguard to Lord Golden, FitzChivalry Farseer struggles to find a way to keep his kingdom from civil ruin and to restore peace to the troubled land.

FitzChivalry Farseer breaks his self-imposed exile when a hedge-witch knocks on his door, foreseeing that a long-lost love will return to him if he returns to Buckkeep Castle.

The king is dead at the hand of his son, or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of magic he emerges from the grave as the kingdom teeters toward ruin. Only with Verity's help can events be changed. But Fitz can't wait. Driven by loss and bitterness he undertakes the quest to kill Regal.

Fiz has survived his first hazardous mission but he's seriously injured. He contemplates abandoning his oath to the king and a retreat to the mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency call him back to court. In the meantime the Raiders continue their attacks on villages and the king is ailing. Fitz knows that the fate of the kingdom may rest in his hands and that it may require him to give the ultimate sacrifice.

Young Fitz is the bastard son of a noble prince. He is kept in the shadows of the court and treated as an outcast by all the royalty, with one exception. This person has arranged for him to be secretly tutored in the arts of an assassin. When barbarous raiders begin to ravage the coasts, he will soon face his first battles. Although some regard him as a threat to their world, he could also be the key to the survival of the kingdom.

Guided by the great blue dragon Tintaglia, a tangle of serpents fights its way up the Rain Wild River to the cocooning grounds. But the creatures which emerge from the cocoons are a travesty of the powerful, shining dragons of old; some cannot fly, others are stunted or deformed. To save the dragons, a band of dragon keepers, hunters and chroniclers must attend them if they are to find their true home--the lengendary Elderling city of Kelsingra.

Accompanied by human keepers, the dragons embark on a dangerous journey to their ancient, mythical homeland of Kelsingra, and along the way form deep bonds with the humans that are severely tested during the journey's final days.

Guided by the great blue dragon Tintaglia, a tangle of serpents fights its way up the Rain Wild River to the cocooning grounds. But the creatures which emerge from the cocoons are a travesty of the powerful, shining dragons of old; some cannot fly, others are stunted or deformed. To save the dragons, a band of dragon keepers, hunters and chroniclers must attend them if they are to find their true home--the legendary Elderling city of Kelsingra.

As the dragons, the humans--including the strong and defiant Rain Wild girl Thymara; the wealthy dragon scholar and Trader's wife, Alise; and her companion, the urbane Sedric--and their magical supply barge, captained by the gruff Leftrin, forge their way ever deeper into uncharted wilderness, human and beast alike discover they are changing in mysterious and dangerous ways-- and that all of them may not survive.