tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post6431487559376506147..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: "The Thief-Taker's Apprentice" by Stephen Deas (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-76741671790374197552010-09-16T15:37:29.259-04:002010-09-16T15:37:29.259-04:00The author commented on sffworld that the book was...The author commented on sffworld that the book was done for the new Gollancz YA line, so I guess it will be sold as such in the UK, but as i said in the review, give me more YA like this and I would love it...Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-63929280310512641182010-09-16T13:59:26.345-04:002010-09-16T13:59:26.345-04:00I also really enjoyed The Adamantine Palace but ha...I also really enjoyed The Adamantine Palace but had reservations about this book because of it's YA status. I'm glad to hear that you did end up enjoying it and I'll probably give it a try now too. Thanks for the review.Simchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730042073954228379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-75937241674965663922010-09-14T14:28:55.358-04:002010-09-14T14:28:55.358-04:00Thank you for the kind words; I am looking forward...Thank you for the kind words; I am looking forward to the next book in both seriesLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-52481032369278761972010-09-14T14:19:26.400-04:002010-09-14T14:19:26.400-04:00Glad you liked the Thief-Taker and his lad too - w...Glad you liked the Thief-Taker and his lad too - wasn't sure how you;d take to the world and the characters taking centre stage over the plot. There will, of coure, be considerably more plot later...Stephen Deashttp://www.stephendeas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-4309199772385944642010-09-13T20:11:36.403-04:002010-09-13T20:11:36.403-04:00I still remember when I got The Adamantine Palace ...I still remember when I got The Adamantine Palace since I was going on a several days trip to Boston and three asap books came just before leaving including that one - I took all 3 with me, expecting to read another one first, then another and last Adamantine; well when I opened the Deas book I just could not put it down, so it turned out to be the first I read from those 3...<br /><br />I liked King of the Crags a little less for reasons mentioned in the review - though others liked it more for the same reasons,showing how subjective reviewing is...<br /><br />For this one I was not sure due to the YA label, but I am very glad I bought it and it is a good introduction to the work of the author tooLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-62683758663229109042010-09-13T15:18:17.580-04:002010-09-13T15:18:17.580-04:00I've never read anything by Deas before. From ...I've never read anything by Deas before. From what I've read, people either tend to love or hate him. This book, however, looks promising. It's on my "to be read" list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-69848147591402736022010-09-13T12:03:22.713-04:002010-09-13T12:03:22.713-04:00Thanks for the review. I'll have to read the ...Thanks for the review. I'll have to read the book (and his others) now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com