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388 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 3, 2015
"Thief!" a heavy voice shouted from the door.So starts The Thorn of Dentonhill, and when Veranix gets the chance to live up to his nickname, he has no idea how much trouble he's about to start.
That's rich, one of them calling me thief, Veranix Calbert thought. He had only arrived seconds before. He hadn't had a chance to steal anything yet.
"I can't get the rope off the tree," Pendall said. "So I'll get the tree off the rope."
"How bad was it?"
"Three real pros," Veranix said. "An arrow almost missed my leg."
"You want to do some crazy magic thing and you need your crazy magic things on a day when the crazy magic is right. Great."The only part that really bothered me was the inclusion of a rather uncreative racial angle; apparently the citizens of Maradaine are light-skinned and prejudiced against those of darker skin. Really? With a whole world to play with, Maresca had to go with that? The problem, to my mind, is that when you invoke such a powerful issue, you need to actually engage it. Maresca really doesn't, and the treatment of racism is superficial and glancing. Even so, however, the whole story is just plain, pure fun. Added bonus points: you learn a ton about the city and the world of Murder of Mages, and just how clueless Minox and the constabulary actually are.