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The Blacktongue Thief

Christopher Buehlman

2021

Epic FantasyDark FantasyAdventureHumor

A USA Today bestseller! Set in a world of goblin wars, stag-sized battle ravens, and assassins who kill with deadly tattoos, Christopher Buehlman's The Blacktongue Thief begins a 'dazzling' (Robin Hobb) fantasy adventure unlike any other. Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the …

Published
2021

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Plot5/5
Character3/5
Prose3/5
Ideas2/5
World4/5
Structure2/5

A plot-driven with strong world, tense and immersive read.

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