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Violence
Some
Violence is present but restrained; some brutal scenes of danger and loss
Language
Barely any
Mild language; Hobb's characteristic literary style
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult intimacy; nothing sexually explicit
Substance Use
Some
References to the Skill magic as an addictive force with withdrawal-like consequences
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Deep grief, isolation, the weight of a violent past, parental anxiety, and the burden of prescient knowledge
What this book is about
Fitz Chivalry has lived quietly for decades as Tom Badgerlock, raising a family and leaving his violent past behind, until the arrival of a strange, pale girl named Bee forces him back into a world of prophecy, old enemies, and the Fool's long-foretold fate.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Child in peril
Dark fantasy themes
Grief and loss
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