The Blacktongue Thief
The Blacktongue Thief, by Christopher Buehlman. Tor Books, 2021. First edition, first printing.
Buehlman’s fantasy adventure tale showcases some excellent worldbuilding. Set in the years following a series of horrific wars against terrible goblin belligerents, the world of Manreach is peopled with those who’ve suffered. Disfigurements are commonplace, and the tired hope for peace and quiet is palpable. Nearly all horses have perished in a wave of disease; forced to adapt in wartime, breeder magicians developed corvids— massive black battle crows designed to rip goblins apart.
Wracked by student debt from the powerful Taker’s Guild, Kinch Na Shannack seeks to put his thief’s education to the test. But when his victim turns out to be Galva, an Ispanthian war veteran, things take a strange turn. What follows is a vivid and captivating adventure tale full of strange magic, fast-paced suspense, and a refreshingly original sense of humor from a true master of insults (Buehlman actually tours renaissance festivals as a professional roaster, Christophe the Insultor).
A fine first edition copy. Dust jacket preserved in protective mylar cover.
The Blacktongue Thief, by Christopher Buehlman. Tor Books, 2021. First edition, first printing.
Buehlman’s fantasy adventure tale showcases some excellent worldbuilding. Set in the years following a series of horrific wars against terrible goblin belligerents, the world of Manreach is peopled with those who’ve suffered. Disfigurements are commonplace, and the tired hope for peace and quiet is palpable. Nearly all horses have perished in a wave of disease; forced to adapt in wartime, breeder magicians developed corvids— massive black battle crows designed to rip goblins apart.
Wracked by student debt from the powerful Taker’s Guild, Kinch Na Shannack seeks to put his thief’s education to the test. But when his victim turns out to be Galva, an Ispanthian war veteran, things take a strange turn. What follows is a vivid and captivating adventure tale full of strange magic, fast-paced suspense, and a refreshingly original sense of humor from a true master of insults (Buehlman actually tours renaissance festivals as a professional roaster, Christophe the Insultor).
A fine first edition copy. Dust jacket preserved in protective mylar cover.
The Blacktongue Thief, by Christopher Buehlman. Tor Books, 2021. First edition, first printing.
Buehlman’s fantasy adventure tale showcases some excellent worldbuilding. Set in the years following a series of horrific wars against terrible goblin belligerents, the world of Manreach is peopled with those who’ve suffered. Disfigurements are commonplace, and the tired hope for peace and quiet is palpable. Nearly all horses have perished in a wave of disease; forced to adapt in wartime, breeder magicians developed corvids— massive black battle crows designed to rip goblins apart.
Wracked by student debt from the powerful Taker’s Guild, Kinch Na Shannack seeks to put his thief’s education to the test. But when his victim turns out to be Galva, an Ispanthian war veteran, things take a strange turn. What follows is a vivid and captivating adventure tale full of strange magic, fast-paced suspense, and a refreshingly original sense of humor from a true master of insults (Buehlman actually tours renaissance festivals as a professional roaster, Christophe the Insultor).
A fine first edition copy. Dust jacket preserved in protective mylar cover.
