
Crippled after a perilous mission, royal assassin Fitz vows to forsake his king but returns to Buckkeep drawn by love and dire threats from raiders and court traitors.
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Crippled after a perilous mission, royal assassin Fitz vows to forsake his king but returns to Buckkeep drawn by love and dire threats from raiders and court traitors.
Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cripple. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and into the deadly intrigues of the royal family.Renewing their vicious attacks on the coast, the Red-Ship Raiders leave burned-out villages and demented victims in their wake. The kingdom is also under assault f...
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Fade-to-black sexual encounters between protagonists; references to affairs, illegitimate children, and innuendo. To rape and sexual harassment.
Graphic scenes of battles, poisonings, beatings, strangulations, animal attacks, and assassinations; some torture and body horror.
Infrequent mild profanity and strong language.
Depictions of alcohol consumption; poison use with addiction-like effects and seizures.
No LGBTQIA+ representation present.
No religious themes present.
Central fantasy magic systems with mind links, animal bonds, and skill-based powers; not occult-framed.
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Themes of court intrigue, royal succession, classism, treason, and kingdom loyalty.
Brief ideation in moments of despair.
Depictions of child abuse, animal cruelty, domestic violence, slavery, misogyny, and systemic oppression. To rape and sexual harassment.
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