By
Shanaar, in Fiction. 12/25/2012 (Updated: 01/01/2013)
Genres:
Fantasy,
Action/Adventure
Sub-genres:
Adventure,
General Fantasy
teen
young adult
fighting
military
philosophy
psychology
An aging assassin tutors the Prince of an upstart nation in politics and in death, without the knowledge of its weak Emperor. An orphan, lost in despair, finds himself an unwitting tool of predestination as his unusual gift for magic brings him to the attention of the world at large.