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FitzChivalry Farseer has spent a decade living in self‑imposed exile, presumed dead by everyone who once cared for him. Fate brings him back when Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, disappears. Fitz, possessing both royal and profane magical abilities, is the only one capable of retrieving the prince in time for his betrothal ceremony, thereby preventing a crisis of political embarrassment for the Six Duchies. Yet the mission is fraught with treachery, and Fitz must test his loyalty to his queen, his partner, and those who share his magic.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Robin Hobb
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