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Quinze années ont passé. Loin de la cour et le coeur blessé, Fitz s'est réfugié dans une chaumière isolée avec son inséparable Oeil-de-loup pour unique compagnon. Il espère enfin avoir trouvé la paix et rompu avec son terrible passé. Mais c'est compter sans son destin. Car bientôt, des visiteurs inattendus viennent troubler sa retraite avec des motifs déguisés : Umbre, son vieux mentor; Astérie, la ménestrelle avec laquelle il entretient épisodiquement des relations amoureuses; et le fou, toujours plein d'entrain, sur qui les années semblent n'avoir aucune prise. A mots plus ou moins couverts, tous trois lui soufflent la même chose : On a besoin de lui à Castelcerf, où règne la reine Kettricken, pour retrouver le prince héritier Devoir, qui a disparu dans de mystérieuses conditions. Après un long combat intérieur, Fitz décide de se mettre en route. Mais, pour éviter d'être reconnu, c'est en valet qu'il décide de s'introduire à la cour et de commencer la difficile quête du prince sur lequel se portaient tous les espoirs. Les obstacles ne vont pas tarder à surgir de tous les côtés.
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** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. What? I liked it. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. But I want you to know . . . I don't finish books I don't like. There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found. Robin Hobb is the author of three well-received fantasy trilogies: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin’s Quest), The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny) and the Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool’s Errand, Golden Fool, and Fool’s Fate) Her current work in progress is entitled Shaman’s Crossing. Robin Hobb lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, and has been a professional writer for over 30 years. In addition to writing, her interests include gardening, mushrooming, and beachcombing. She and her husband Fred have three grown children and one teenager, and three grand-children. She also writes as Megan Lindholm, and works under that name have been finalists for the Hugo award, the Nebula Award, and the Endeavor award. She has twice won an Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award.
