A thrilling fantasy adventure for young readers Pip Summer-dew, the Halfling assassin, has been sent on a mission by the elven prince of the Sylvan Marches. He must retrieve the head of Graznik, the leader of the Dragon wood orcs. But is everything as it seems? Why exactly does the prince want Graznik dead, and where is his long-lost sister, who should rightfully be on the throne?