Prince FitzChivalry Farseer's daughter Bee has been abducted by Servants of the Four, the rulers of Clerres, in their search for the Unexpected Son. With Fitz in pursuit, the kidnappers fled through a Skillpillar with their prize, leaving no trace. Fitz and the Fool set out for Clerres on a mission for revenge that becomes a voyage of discovery, reunions, transformations and mysteries revealed. But they are not the only ones with a deadly grudge against the Four.
An ancient wrong will bring the unlikely allies. And if the corrupt society of Clerres is to be brought down, Fitz and the Fool must make a series of profound and fateful sacrifices. Assassin's Fate is a magnificent tour de force and with it Robin Hobb demonstrates yet again that she is the eigning queen of epic fantasy.
