Silverthorn

Shortly before her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor, Princess Anita is felled by a poisoned crossbow bolt. Her fiancé will not accept that she is lost, and he sets off on a desperate quest for Silverthorn, a rare magical herb that grows only in the grim, shadowed territory of the Spellweavers.

Arutha does not travel alone. A hardened mercenary, a gifted minstrel and a quick-witted young thief join him on the road, and each brings skills and secrets of their own. Their journey leads them toward an ancient evil that stirs in the enchanted world of Midkemia, where the forces of darkness are gathering.

Silverthorn is the second volume of The Riftwar Saga, following Magician, and it continues the story of a land where magic and political intrigue are closely bound together.