Prince of the Blood

Prince Borric conDoin and his twin brother Erland have been summoned back to their fathe's court in Krondor. Prince Arutha has decided he needs to tame his spirited progeny and teach them statecraft and responsibility. Shortly after they arrive home, therefore, he orders them to Kesh, to represent the Isled at the Empress' seventy-fifth jubilee. But before the new ambassadors depart, they are attacked. The foiled assassin's suicide reawakens fears that the Nighthawks - a brotherhood of killers for hire - are active once more. But the truth is far more disturbing: the assassin was a member of the Royal House of Kesh... Despite the dangers, Borric and Erland's mission continues, it being vital to sustainingthe fragile peace between the two nations. But the brothers have little idea of the exotic world of Kesh, nor of the strange players at this alien court, nor the hidden forces intent upon tearing the Empire apart.