The Thief-Taker's Apprentice

The Thief-Taker's Apprentice

by StephenDeas (Author)

Synopsis

Berren has lived in the city all his life. He has made his way as a thief, paying a little of what he earns to the Fagin like master of their band. But there is a twist to this tale of a thief. One day Berren goes to watch an execution of three thieves. He watches as the thief-taker takes his reward and decides to try and steal the prize. He fails. The young thief is taken. But the thief-taker spots something in Berren. And the boy reminds him of someone as well. Berren becomes his apprentice. And is introduced to a world of shadows, deceit and corruption behind the streets he thought he knew. Full of richly observed life in a teeming fantasy city, a hectic progression of fights, flights and fancies and charting the fall of a boy into the dark world of political plotting and murder this marks the beginning of a new fantasy series for all lovers of fantasy - from fans of Kristin Cashore to Brent Weeks.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 07 Apr 2011

ISBN 10: 0575094494
ISBN 13: 9780575094499
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: A teenage thief becomes a teenage assassin and must live with the consequences.

Media Reviews
a good solid fanatsy for all ages * BOOK GIRL OF MUR-Y-CASTELL *
Author Bio
Stephen Deas is an electrical engineer working in the aerospace and defence industries. His first novel THE ADAMANTINE PALACE has sold in a number of countries - it was sold in the US after a fierce auction and was pre-empted in Germany.