The Kingdom will burn.
The royal family of Ithrace has been slaughtered. Now only four kingdoms remain in Garn, but they are on the brink of war, their leaders terrified that the newborn Ithrace heir may have survived and been smuggled away destined to grow up revenge in his heart…
Declan is a gifted apprenticed blacksmith content in the learning of his craft – until slavers descend on his peaceful village, forcing him to flee, taking with him priceless knowledge of an ancient method for forging powerful weapons.
On the secret island realm of the Quelli Nacosti three young friends are being schooled as assassins and spies: Donte, son of a senior masters: Hava, a fierce, serious girl and a gifted fighter: and Hatu, a lad burdened with unexpected fury, whose hair is a bright and fiery shade of red.
The King Of Ashes is the first volume in the series The Firemane Saga from internationally bestselling author Raymond E. Feist.