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The Thrice-Bound Fool

by Christopher Buehlman

A dangerous book puts Kinch and Galva on the run

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A dangerous book puts Kinch and Galva on the run

Professional thief Kinch Na Shannack’s fondness for books becomes a matter of survival when a stolen, sentient tome threatens him whenever he opens it—and sometimes when he doesn’t. Its dark magic and secrets may hold the key to protecting the queen Galva serves, so the veteran of the goblin wars keeps Kinch safe while he tries to decipher it. Pursued by the Taker’s Guild, the pair must leave the known world and face dangers in unfamiliar lands. The next chapter in the series begun with The Blacktongue Thief, this epic fantasy adventure brings together a trickster, a sworn protector, and a book that is as perilous as it is important.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers following the series that began with The Blacktongue Thief.
  • Readers interested in epic fantasy involving a dangerous magical book, a thief, and a knight.
  • Readers who enjoy adventures built around a mission, pursuit, and travel into unknown lands.

Themes

Dangerous knowledgeLoyalty and protectionPursuit and escapeMagic and political power

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Book overview

The Thrice-Bound Fool is the epic, rollicking next chapter in the bestselling and "awesome as hell" (Nicholas Eames) fantasy adventure series that began with The Blacktongue Thief.

Professional thief and inveterate trickster Kinch Na Shannack has always enjoyed a good book. But now his life, and the future of all of Manreach, depends on deciphering a very bad book indeed; a stolen, sentient tome that tries to kill him every time he opens it--and often when it's closed.

Galva, veteran of the goblin wars and death's sworn handmaiden, has vowed to protect Kinch while he mines the book for its dark magic and even darker secrets. She does so not for Kinch's sake--though the cheeky bastard is growing on her--but because the book is the key to stopping the shadowy tyrants out to kill the queen she serves--and loves.

The ruthless, all-seeing Taker's Guild dogs their every step, and thief and knight must flee the known world entirely if they hope to succeed. But trouble finds Kinch wherever he goes, and the pair may have traded the devil they know for horrors far darker and hungrier as they enter lands unknown.

Also by Christopher Buehlman:
The Blacktongue Thief
The Daughters' War
Between Two Fires
The Suicide Motor Club
The Necromancer's House
Those Across the River
The Lesser Dead

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