The much-anticipated final conclusion to the Fitz & the Fool trilogy Prince Fitz Chivalry Farseer's daughter Bee was violently abducted from Withywoods by Servants of the Four in their search for the Unexpected Son foretold to wield great power With Fitz in pursuit the Servants fled through a Skill-pillar leaving no trace It seems certain that they & their young hostage have perished in the Skill-river Clerres where White Prophets were trained by the Servants to set the world on a better path has been corrupted by greed Fitz is determined to reach the city & take vengeance on the Four not only for the loss of Bee but also for their torture of the Fool Accompanied by Fitz Vigilant son of the assassin Chade Chade's protege Spark & the stableboy Perseverance Bee's only friend their journey will take them from the Elderling city of Kelsingra down the perilous Rain Wild River & on to the Pirate Isles Their mission for revenge will become a voyage of discovery as well as of reunions transformations & heartrending shocks Startling answers to old mysteries are revealed What became of the liveships Paragon & Vivacia & their crews? What is the origin of the Others & their eerie beach? How are liveships & dragons connected? But Fitz & his followers are not the only ones with a deadly grudge against the Four An ancient wrong will bring them unlikely & dangerous allies in their quest & if the corrupt society of Clerres is to be brought down Fitz & the Fool will have to make a series of profound & fateful sacrifices ASSASSIN'S FATE is a magnificent tour de force & with it Robin Hobb demonstrates yet again that she is the reigning queen of epic fantasy