Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma.
Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals – the old art known as the Wit – gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings:
- Ableism
- Misogyny
- Adult-minor relationship discussed
- Parental abandonment
- Domestic abuse
- Child abuse & neglect
- Suicide & attempted suicide
- Suicidal ideation
- Depression
- Alcoholism
- Alcohol consumption
- Recreational drug use & abuse
- Infertility mentioned
- Emesis
- Physical injuries
- Death of a father
- Death of a husband
- Murder & attempted murder
- Poisoning
- Torture
- Whipping
- War themes
- Graphic animal death, including multiple death of pet dogs
- Animal cruelty & abuse
- Hunting
- Animal attack mentioned
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