I have finished Return of the Thief, and really need to process this section from V2Ch3.  I was commenting on the main book discussion thread and realized my question was rapidly becoming too unwieldy for a simple discussion and decided to post as a separate thread.  I have tried this multiple times and haven't been able to get a single cut to work ( Read more... )

So I have a friend who's reading the series for the first time, and he says that when he read The Thief, he thinks Gen drowned when the maze flooded and was revived through the powers of Hamiathe's Gift. I pointed out that the Gift's powers only work when it's given, not stolen...but he says that the gods GAVE Gen permission to take the Gift, and ( Read more... )

So I finished the book! (They get scribblier as they go along, so sue me)
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Hello All!

Just to get some creativity/crack/conspiracies flowing around here, I thought why not have a confession night in Chatzy!? [The link can be found to Left, 'The Conspiracy Room'] That's right!
Where? The Conspiracy Room
When? Whenever it is "Night" in your specific location!
Why? Why NOT?!

Drop by in chatzy with your secret name and ( Read more... )

(I apologize in advance if this has been previously discussed ( Read more... )

I remember there was a discussion on pry bars way back. In The Thief, Pol hands Gen a pry bar when he is breaking in the temple to find Hamiathes's Gift, and Gen mentions that it is his. We were wondering about the logistics of a thief carrying one around, since pry bars are big and heavy, and a thief needs to be fast and sneaky. Well, I was on ( Read more... )

Dear Greenwillow Books (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers ( Read more... )

GUYS!!!!!!! Guess what? I finally received A Conspiracy of Kings in paperback! I was soooo surprised, because my bookstore wasn't supposed to have it until August 23, but since I pre-ordered, I got to have it sooner!

AND THERE'S A STORY!!! It's called "Destruction" and it's about the throwing of Hamiathes's Gift in the volcano. You guys have to ( Read more... )

Rereading, I'm confused about things that I think I did/would've understood the first time through but can't remember. Don't hate me, lmao! Hopefully I'm not regurgitating questions...

1. When the magus (does he have a name??) hands Gen his tools that were taken from him "when you were arrested. Not being a thief, I couldn't otherwise be sure of ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to post for a whole month now, but got a little diverted by almost accidentally buying a house ( Read more... )