In the first book, the theft of a figurine leads to Jake being given an important mission. Along the way, he meets a rich cast of characters - of whom some live, some die, some want to help, some want to harm. Jake falls in and out of the beds of various women, he falls in love, he is hunted, trapped, aided to escape, and on the run.
Always on the run.
Set in the war-torn world of Anhedonika, Thief's Return
introduces Jake, a nineteen-year old pickpocket. Jake
has been arrested and is on his way to Rotuhel, a vast crumbling
prison situated on an island off the coast of his homeland. There he will come
across a cast of characters who will change the course of his life. Jake's most
important encounters, though, will be with Sarah, the kind-hearted preacher's
charge; and Jon Bragwen, the mysterious old man who Jake, without realising it,
has drawn to the prison. It is both Sarah and Bragwen who will give force to
Jake's desire to escape from the prison, but not before there has been murder
and revenge, stirrings of love, and promises made. Unknowingly, Jake has placed
himself at the centre of a plot to bring about the ultimate downfall of
Anhedonika's cruel and despotic ruler, known only as The Lord. Now he has a
part to play. His journey begins here.
After escaping the
death and destruction of Port Peleas, Jake and Sarah have found a place to lay
low for a while. Their peace, though,
doesn’t last, as enemies and allies are still in hot pursuit of Alure, the
sun-lady figurine they carry with them, an object thought to hold the power of
restoring peace to the land
of Anhedonika
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