The adventure that began with the Elvish Prophecy continues in the Assassin's Quest. The great war fought in Book 3 seems to be finally over, or is it? Jess a Nubian assassin, mysterious and deadly, must embark on a perilous journey through an ancient world for answers to these questions and questions about herself. Her journey will take her through the desert lands of Central Asia which have been made desperate and hungry by the crippling drought and torn apart by war. She is joined by Pandora, a Greek slave girl searching for her home. The two become lovers, but can the troubled, reclusive Jess allow others to love her? Firstly Pandora, and what about those who join them on their journey: the handsome Avestan man, Iraj and Rohana the girl who is dying? Physical danger is not the only thing the friends must face. And if Jess and Pandora reach all the way to the Troad what will they find there?