He’s just such a lovable main character snarky, sarcastic, continuously smile in the face of adversity. Kinch was undoubtedly the biggest highlight of the novel for me. “Yes, and I’ll just put the tip in, we know how these things go.”’ You know what they say about caught thieves, aye?” ‘“The sirs won’t help you any more than your Guild will, blacktongue.

The quest premise that Kinch and Galva took reminded me of Clay and Gabe’s journey in Kings of the Wyld the jokes and senses of humor Buehlman included into the narrative were so delightful.

I mean, even in my interview with Nicholas Eames himself, during his praises towards this book as the one book to definitely read this year, he agreed on these comparisons. Many early reviews from both authors and readers have mentioned that this is a novel suitable for those who loved Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames, and I can certainly agree with this. Unsuccessful in his robbery and lucky to escape with his life, Kinch now finds his fate entangled with Galva's. Galva is searching for her queen, missing since a distant northern city fell to giants. Kinch picked Galva-a knight, a survivor of the brutal goblin wars, and handmaiden of the goddess of death. But Kinch Na Shannack has picked the wrong mark. The plot in The Blacktongue Thief revolves around Kinch Na Shannack Kinch owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, and his debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road, planning to rob the next traveler that crosses his path. If you have, have a drink and dab an eye.” “If you’ve never fallen hard in love and lost your heart’s sovereign, go on and laugh at me. I doubt this will die down soon many fantasy readers will be talking about this book more once it’s officially published. I’m not kidding I’ve seen so many authors highly praised this novel since late 2019 and early 2020 up to this day. The Blacktongue Thief is the first book in Blacktongue trilogy by Buehlman, it is his first high fantasy novel, and from my observation, it is quite likely that this is the most hyped adult fantasy debut of the year. The Blacktongue Thief is an immense entertainment manifesting in a fantasy novel.Ĭhristopher Buehlman is most often known for Between Two Fires and more horror novels this is about to change very quickly. I have a Booktube channel now! Subscribe here: ĪRC provided by the publisher-Tor Books & Gollancz-in exchange for an honest review.

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