True, there are moments in this third novel of the Liveship Traders Trilogy (Mad Ship; Ship of ... in the service of King Shrewd and also... Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm.

For me, that series is Robin Hobb’s Realm Of The Elderlings books ... is Wintrow’s messy amputation of Kennit’s leg in The Mad Ship. As well as doing what a lot of great grimdark fantasy ...