Royal Assassin

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb 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 from within as treachery threatens
the throne of the ailing king. In this time of great
danger the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz’s
hands—and his role in its salvation may require the
ultimate sacrifice.