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The Blurb On The Back:
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 master of their band, Hatchet. But there is a twist to this thief’s tale.
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. 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. A city where he must learn to take not purses, but lives …
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 series for all lovers of fantasy.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Stephen Deas’s novel, the first in a YA trilogy, is a detailed and at times slow read, which contains a lot of set-up for the characters and the world they live in. However the thief-taker, Sy, is an interesting character with an intriguing past and there’s enough for me to care about both him and Berren, so I will be reading on.
Thanks to Gollancz for the free copy of this book.
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 master of their band, Hatchet. But there is a twist to this thief’s tale.
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. 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. A city where he must learn to take not purses, but lives …
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 series for all lovers of fantasy.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Stephen Deas’s novel, the first in a YA trilogy, is a detailed and at times slow read, which contains a lot of set-up for the characters and the world they live in. However the thief-taker, Sy, is an interesting character with an intriguing past and there’s enough for me to care about both him and Berren, so I will be reading on.
Thanks to Gollancz for the free copy of this book.
