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The Secret History · Tartt
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The Blacktongue · Book 1 of 3
The Blacktongue Thief
Christopher Buehlman
2021 · Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom · 416 pages · English
Epic FantasyDark FantasyAdventureHumor
Fiction · Fantasy · EpicFiction · Fantasy · Action & AdventureFiction · Horror · General
About this book
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 old forest road, planning to rob the next traveler that crosses his path. But today, Kinch Na Shannack has picked the wrong mark. Galva is a knight, a survivor of the brutal goblin wars, and handmaiden of the goddess of death. She is…
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Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.
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