Description:
The start of a swashbuckling adventure from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes
Captain Kate Fitzmaurice was born to sail. She has made a life of her own as a privateer and smuggler. Hired by the notorious Henry Wallace, spymaster for the queen of Freya, to find a young man who claims to be the true heir to the Freyan, she begins to believe that her ship has finally come in. But no fair wind lasts forever. Soon Kate's checkered past will catch up to her. It will take more than just quick wits and her considerable luck if she hopes to bring herself--and her crew--through intact. A solid addition to a new series, with a cliffhanger ending promising more intrigue and adventure in the next installment.--BooklistBrief description: MARGARET WEIS is the longtime world-wide bestselling co-creator and co-author of The Dragonlace Chronicles, and recently, the Dragon Brigade trilogy. She worked at TSR, Inc., as a book editor for thirty years. She also is a publisher of role-playing games, including major franchises such as Serenity (Firefly) and Smallville.
Review Quotes:
A solid addition to a new series, with a cliffhanger ending promising more intrigue and adventure in the next installment. --Booklist on Spymaster
A late plot twist will leave fans of the series eager for the next entry. A middling fantasy adventure that will appeal mainly to the authors' longtime fans. --Kirkus Reviews on Rage of the Dragon A very solid piece of epic fantasy, with conspiracy and plotting as well as a great deal of action, Storm Riderscarries on an entertaining story to a cliff-hanger that guarantees readers will want the next volume. --Booklist Full of intrigue, machinations, politics, secrets, struggles, deceit. --G*M*S Magazine on Shadow Raiders