Krondor the Assassins : Book Two Of The Riftwar Legacy

Amazon.com Review Something is rotten in the state of Krondor: the Mockers, the gang of goons and bullyboys that were James's colleagues back when he was known as Jimmy the Hand, have been decimated in vicious fighting on the rooftops and in the sewers. That, and a seemingly random slew of murders, tips off the Crown that some outside concern is attempting an underworld power-grab right under the Prince's nose. Raymond E. Feist's second Riftwar book, Krondor the Assassins , continues the action of __ with Prince Arutha and Squire James back in the Midkemian capital, returning triumphantly from their campaign against the Tsurani magician Makala and moredhel headman Delekhan. But Arutha quickly sends James, n?e Jimmy, back into the city's seedy underbelly to investigate, and in the process he forms a sort of Krondorian secret service. Could the assassins of the Nighthawks be responsible, or perhaps some Keshian interest? James, naturally, begins to suss the situation out, which becomes even more complicated when a hunting party including the visiting Crown Prince of Olasko is beset by shape-shifting magicians. James and Arutha, both classic feel-good-fantasy heroes--the type of guys with a twinkle in their eye who seem virtually indestructible--eventually track their enemies down to a deserted Keshian fortress, facing assorted assassins, demons, and evil priests in the process. Not the most imaginative or compelling fantasy around, but The Assassins is still a fun romp for fans of the Krondor band. --Paul Hughes From Publishers Weekly Squire James, formerly known to the Guild of Thieves as Jimmy the Hand, is looking forward to some rest when he returns home from battle against the Morhedel and the Tsurani. But Prince Arutha gives him a new assignment: James must learn the cause of a spate of murders spreading across the city of Krondor. No one is safeAthieves and honest men alike are turning up dead. Who is the Crawler, the mysterious man who is wiping out the Thieves' Guild? What are Prince Vladic of Olasco and his uncle Radswil doing in Krondor? Whence the mysterious threat to their lives? And what do these matters have to do with the NighthawksAthe dreaded Guild of Assassins? James's knowledge of the sewers and his underworld contacts make him the man to find out. But as James forms his fledgling spy ring, the panic in the sewers continues, and the threat against Krondor itself steadily grows. Now, together with his friend William conDoin and the gruff veteran Knight-Captain Treggar, James must find the Nighthawks in their desert lair and prevent whatever it is that they're planning. This tale of shape-shifting magicians, human sacrifice, man-eating demons and a little young love, a sequel to Krondor: The Betrayal (1998), will satisfy Feist's fans, and its ending will leave them waiting for another volume. Author tour. (Nov.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

new York Times Bestselling Fantasist Raymond E. Feist Has Created A World Unlike Any Other-a Sprawling Kingdom Coveted By Enemies On All Sides; A Bustling Center Of Commerce And Magic, Vibrantly Alive And Eternally In Conflict; A Place Of Unparalleled Wonders Where Great Heroes Are Bred To Be Ever-vigilant Of Those Who Would Succumb To Evil's Seductions. This Is Midkemia And Its Glorious Center, Krondor-now Imperiled By An Insidious Malignancy That Grows From Within.

a Plague Of Murder Has Overrun Krondor. Prince Arutha-newly Returned From Battle With The Morehdel Chieftain Delekhan And The Renegade Magician Makala-is Concerned About The Rash Of Unexplained Assassinations In His Capital City. And So He Dispatches His Most Trusted Agent, Squire James-formerly The Thief Known As Jimmy The Hand-to Discover The Source Of The Deadly Epidemic.

james's Hunt Will Lead Him To The Dank Depths Of Krondor-through Subterranean Tunnel And Sewer System To A Terrible War That Is Raging In Secret Far Beneath The Streets. For Here Rival Criminal Gangs Are Locked In A Death Struggle For Control Of A City's Vice-dangerous Gangsters Who Go By The Name Mockersand Others In The Thrall Of A Mysterious Being Known As The Crawler. But The Deeper The Delves, The Closer Squire James Gets To The True Nature Of The Horror That Has Already Left Untold Dead In Its Wake-a Nightmare Of Corruption And Deceit That Threatens To Destroy His Liege And Reduce Krondor To Ruins. Ensnared By Dark, Intricate Plots And Dastardly Magics, James Must Now Race To Prevent One Last Murder-the One Craven, Unthinkable Slaying That Will Plunge Krondor Into The All-consuming Flames Of War Without Quarter.

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New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist returns us now to a place of unparalleled wonders: a sprawling kingdom coveted by enemies on all sides, a bustling center of commerce and magic, vibrantly alive and eternally in conflict. This is Midkemia, where great heroes are bred, and its glorious center. In Krondor, Prince Arutha, newly returned from battle, is concerned about a rash of unexplained assassinations that plagues his capital city. And so he commissions his most trusted agent, Squire James, formerly the thief known as "Jimmy the Hand," to discover the source of the deadly epidemic. The answers seem to lie far beneath the streets in the dank depths of Krondor, where a terrible war rages in secret between two rival criminal gangs: those who call themselves "Mockers," and others in the thrall of a mysterious being known as "The Crawler." But the deeper the Squire delves, the closer he gets to the true nature of the horror that has left untold dead in its wake. And unless James can prevent one last, unthinkable slaying, the nightmare forces of corruption and deceit will destroy his liege and reduce his beloved Krondor to ruins. The Assassin's Guild returns to Krondor, seemingly killing without purpose or pattern. Squire James and newly-commissioned Lieutenant William conDoin are plummeted into a dark world of politics and murder as they try to prevent all-out war In the fantasy city of Krondor, the guild of assassins has launched a campaign of extermination against members of the guild of thieves. The city's ruler, Prince Arutha, asks the master thief, Jimmy the Hand to discover the motive