Among Thieves
core novel 2011 Tale of the Kin
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.94 (12,617 ratings, collected 2026-10-24) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451463906 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Drothe has been a member of the Kin for years, rubbing elbows with thieves and murderers in the employ of a crime lord while smuggling relics on the side. Ildrecca is a dangerous city, if you do not know what you are doing. When an old book falls into his hands, a relic any number of deadly people seem to be looking for, a book that just might bring down emperors and shatter the criminal underworld, Drothe has to use every trick of his trade as a Nose, an informant, to stay alive, and the more he sticks his nose into matters, the more he realises he is doomed. Douglas Hulick's debut, a David Gemmell Morningstar Award nominee in 2012.
Where it sits
- Universe: Tale of the Kin
- Series: Tale of the Kin core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Douglas Hulick
Awards (verified)
- Kitschies (Golden Tentacle (Debut Novel)), 2011: finalist
Notes
- From the series record (Tale of the Kin): Drothe and the Kin of Ildrecca.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Tale of the Kin: position 1 of 2: next Sworn in Steel (2014)
Sources
- Penguin Random House (series page)
- Risingshadow (series listing and award note)
- University of Southern Indiana library catalogue (Roc first edition, cover text)
- Roc (publisher description, via Worlds Without End)
- Wikipedia (Douglas Hulick)
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