The Bear (Saga of the First King, Book No. 4)

The epic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatores sweeping series The Saga of the First King. The war of Honce drags on and the roads and seas are littered with bodies. To everyones stunned disbelief Yeslnik the Fool has tipped the wars scales in his favor. The reign of the newly self-appointed King Yeslnik is already distinguished as the most bloody and merciless in Honce history. Trapped Dame Gwydre and Father Artolivan concoct a desperate plot to join forces with Laird Ethelbert the lesser of two vicious evils. But Ethelberts paid assassins slew Jameston Sequin and nearly did the same to Bransen. Embittered by it all Bransen seeks to extricate himself from the selfish goals of all of combatants. But in an odd twist of fate and crossed loyalties Bransen sees in his old nemesis Bannagran--the Bear of Honce and the man who slew his adoptive father - a darker image of his own heart. Allies and battle lines become tangled motives indistinguishable as old friends become enemies and old enemies become allies. The Saga of the First King The Highwayman The Ancient The Dame The Bear