The first volume in renowned master and NY Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist’s epic heroic fantasy series, The Firemane Saga-an electrifying story of two teenagers whose choices will determine a world’s destiny.

For years and years, the five ideal kingdoms of North and Southern Tembria, twin continents for the world of Garn, have coexisted in peacefulness. But the stability of power is usually damaged when four of the kingdoms violate a historical covenant and betray the 5th: Ithrace, the Kingdom of about Ruler of Ashes: Publication One of The Firemane Saga Flames, ruled by Steveren Langene, known as ‘the Firemane’ for his outstanding red hair. As battle engulfs the world, Ithrace is destroyed and the higher Realms of Tembria are thrust into a dangerous struggle for supremacy.

As a Free Lord, Baron Daylon Dumarch owes allegiance to no king. When an forgotten infant is available hidden in Daylon’s pavilion, he realizes that the kid should be the lacking heir from the slain Steveren. The boy is valuable-and susceptible. A cunning and individual man, Daylon chooses to keep the baby’s life secret, and sends him to become raised within the Island of Coaltachin, home of the so-called Kingdom of Evening, where the effective and lethal Nocusara, the ‘Hidden Warriors,’ renowned assassins and spies, are trained.

Years later, another orphan of mysterious provenance, a guy named Declan, earns his Experts rank being a weapons smith. Blessed with intelligence and skill, he unlocks the secret to forging King’s Steel, the apex of the tool maker’s trade known by hardly any. Yet this valuable knowledge is also lethal, and Declan is forced to keep his home to guard his life. Getting in Lord Daylon’s provinces, he expectations to start out anew.

Soon, both young men-an unknowing rightful heir to a throne and a brilliantly talented young swordsmith-will find that their fates, and that of Garn, are entwined. The legendary, long-ago Battle of Betrayal has never truly ended . plus they must discover the secret of who really threatens their world.