It is a time for celebration in Tielmark, at long last free from the age-old rule of the decadent but powerful Bissanty empire. Yet as the young glamour witch Gaultry Blas travels to witness the sacred rites which will renew her prince's magical bond to the land and its twin goddesses, she has no idea of the trials that await her and all Tielmark. Foiling an attempt by Bissanty assassins to taint the prince with dark, poisonous magic, she finds herself thrown in the midst of a sinister and dangerous plot. With one of the assassins as her unlikely ally, she must journey deep into the heart of Bissanty- where it will take her skill and magic to uncover the last hidden ties that bind Tielmark's destiny to that of its depraved former masters...
- ISBN10 1429979720
- ISBN13 9781429979726
- Publish Date 1 April 2011 (first published 1 April 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Tor Books
- Format eBook
- Pages 464
- Language English