title: Silverthorn (Riftwar Saga, Volume 3)
author:  Raymond E. Feist 
description: A poisoned bolt has struck down Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor.
  To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mystic herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spell weavers.
  Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he will confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark powers that threaten the enchanted realm of Midkemia.
zlib_text: Silverthorn
  
  
  raymond E. Feist
  
  
  the riftware saga
  
  
  book 2
  
  
  A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding
  to Prince Arutha of Krondor.
  
  
  
  
  
  To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mytics herb called
  Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the
  Spellweavers.
  
  
  
  
  
  Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he wil
  confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark powers that threaten the
  enchanted realm of Midkemia.
  
  
  
  
  
  “I found Silverthorn to be as exciting and absorbing as Magician in every way.
  The excellent characterization wedded to a tight and well-tuned plot makes it
  one of the outstanding fantasy offerings of the season.” —Andre Norton
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Prologue
  
  
  ### Twilight
  
  The sun dropped behind the peaks.
  
  
  The last rays of warmth touched the earth and only the rosy afterglow of the
  day remained. From the east, indigo darkness approached rapidly. The wind cut
  through the hills like a sha