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The Blacktongue Thief
by Christopher Buehlman
A profane, voice-driven dark adventure: funny, mean, sad, and much sharper than its roguish setup first suggests.
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A debt-ridden thief is pushed onto the road with a formidable knight, and their journey through a battered fantasy world turns scams, curses, wars, and ugly history into one jagged adventure.
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