The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

by Christopher Buehlman

3.67 of 5 stars 9 ratings • 2 reviews • 18 shelved 2021 Fantasy Pick
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A traveller walks down a forest road alone.

A thief waits by the roadside.


But today, Kinch has chosen the wrong mark. Galva is a knight, a survivor of the brutal goblin wars, and patron of the goddess of death. She is searching for her missing queen, whom no one has seen since her city fell to giants.
After Kinch's attempt to rob Galva goes horribly wrong, his fate becomes locked to hers. Thief and knight must traverse lands where goblins hunger for kynd flesh, krakens hunt in dark waters, and the gods only laugh when you ask them for help.

Yet far worse are the dangers that lie in wait at their journey's end...

THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF is the story of an indebted thief (now student loans even follow us in to fantasy worlds), a witch-in-training, and a knight - with a giant war raven - forced to journey together through a world scarred by a brutal, decades-long war with goblins. It's delightfully dark, balancing the grit of fantasy adventure with vibrant and beautiful notes.

  • ISBN10 1250621194
  • ISBN13 9781250621191
  • Publish Date 25 May 2021
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Imprint Tor Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 416
  • Language English