King's Man and Thief [Paperback]

Christie Golden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

When an evil force in the form of a rat spreads madness throughout a magical village by the sea, the nobleman and criminal Fox, possessing healing powers in his hands, arises to challenge the forces the darkness.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Ace; First Edition edition (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441004407
• ISBN-13: 978-0441004409
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,446,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award-winning author Christie Golden has written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Golden launched the TSR Ravenloft line in 1991 with her first novel, the highly successful Vampire of the Mists. She is the author of several original fantasy novels, including On Fire's Wings, In Stone's Clasp, and Under Sea's Shadow, the first three in her multi-book fantasy series The Final Dance from LUNA Books.Among Golden's other projects are over a dozen Star Trek novels and the well-received StarCraft Dark Templar trilogy, Firstborn, Shadow Hunters, and the forthcoming Twilight. An avid player of Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft, Golden has written several novels in that world (Lord of the Clans, Rise of the Horde) with three more in the works. She has also written two Warcraft manga stories for Tokyopop, I Got What Yule Need and A Warrior Made. Golden lives in Colorado with her husband and two cats.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is daring, captivating and imaginative., May 21, 1998

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This review is from: King's Man and Thief (Paperback)

Christie Golden takes us back into Byrnian history with this prequel to "Instrument of Fate." The definite strengths in this book include her characterization techniques, her background knowledge and her vivid imagery. Although I do not believe that the book's ending does proper justice to the beginning, it is a must read if you want to be drawn into a kind of book in which you become close friends with the characters.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre but interesting, November 21, 2000

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This review is from: King's Man and Thief (Paperback)

I found this book to be just a tad to cliche for my tastes. The main characters were decently developed, although there is room for improvement. One of the things that I found more interesting was the pantheon of gods the author created and the resulting magical nature of the world.

All in all a moderately entertaining and quick read, but nothing that will knock your socks off.

3.0 out of 5 stars a good quick one day read, February 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: King's Man and Thief (Paperback)

this is a book about a man who looses his wife and daughter in a blotched robbery.he,derveren becomes a thief over the next seven years.he saves a kingdom helps control a plague and does it all in less than 340 pages.a good book not a great book.