Book description
In Thieftaker, D. B. Jackson delivers a thrilling debut tale of magic and intrigue that will leave readers breathless and eager for more Ethan Kaille.
Boston, 1765: In D.B. Jackson's Thieftaker, revolution is brewing as the British Crown imposes increasingly onerous taxes on the colonies, and intrigue swirls around firebrandsā¦
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1 author picked Thieftaker as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In a pre-revolutionary Boston where magic is outlawed and gets a conjurer sent to prisonāor worseāEthan Kaille makes a living as a thief-taker recovering stolen goods while hiding his skills as a powerful conjurer.
I love the raw honesty of the broken hero and the unique yet familiar setting where a nation is being born while magic spins in the shadows, manipulating, terrifying, and killing. I couldnāt put this book down, and then I powered through the subsequent sequels, always wanting more!
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