What happens when you are born into a family of thieves but you aren't a very good thief? Jaxter Grimjinx has to confront this problem as he tries to figure out what his place is since he is clumsy, can't easily pick locks, and prefers to deal with non-magical plants and the mixtures he is able ...
This is loads of fun, like the first one, the Vengekeep Prophecies. Since it ends on a hint of further problems, we can assume that Jaxter and his family and friends (or semi enemy in one case) are in for at least enough problems to take another book to complete. I enjoy the humor in this series,...
Such was the nature of their never-ending bliss. They all woke refreshed every morning, having dreamt only of honey-flavored tea and purple-tinted sunsets and everything that made them happy. They had no idea what a nightmare even was. But Aon knew. Nightmares like the one...
—The Lymmaris Creed It was two days before Xerrus would return to claim the Palatinate’s tribute. Two days before we struck back and announced our plans to retake the Provinces. Two days until we knew for certain what our army was capable of. Naturally, that’s when everything fell apart. To take ...
The attached card: “I was wrong. Forgive me?” Ross freaks when I leave him by himself in the store for the first time, but I duck into the cold case to call Erik. “I really thought I was doing something good by taking you to Oxana,” he says. “I could have handled everything better. Can we talk to...