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Thick as Thieves
Fantasy
Thick as Thieves
Book 5 of the The Queen's Thief series
337 pages · First published 2017
Kamet is a highly educated slave and secretary in the Mede Empire who expects proximity to power to give him a secure future despite his bondage. A foreign soldier offers him escape on behalf of the King of Attolia, and a sudden warning makes remaining with his master seem more dangerous than fleeing. Kamet and his taciturn rescuer cross hostile territory while pursuit, cultural differences, and Kamet’s own assumptions repeatedly complicate their alliance. The fifth Queen’s Thief novel shifts attention away from the royal courts for a road adventure about slavery, friendship, storytelling, and the difference between possessing status and possessing freedom.
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Slavery and exploitation · Wartime/battle violence and peril · Mild frightening/intense material
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