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The Thrice-Bound Fool

The sequel to the ‘awesome’ (Nicholas Eames) fantasy adventure The Blacktongue Thief, from the bestselling author of Between Two Fires!

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The Thrice-Bound Fool

By: Christopher Buehlman
Narrated by: Christopher Buehlman
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Summary
 The Thrice-Bound Fool is the epic, rollicking next chapter in the bestselling and "awesome as hell" (Nicholas Eames) fantasy adventure series that began with The Blacktongue Thief and The Daughters' War.

Professional thief and inveterate trickster Kinch Na Shannack has always enjoyed a good book. But now his life, and the future of all of Manreach, depends on him deciphering a very bad book indeed; a stolen, sentient tome that tries to kill him every time he opens it-and often when it's closed.

Galva, veteran of the goblin wars and death's sworn handmaiden, has vowed to protect Kinch while he mines the book for its dark magic and even darker secrets. She does so not for Kinch's sake-though the cheeky bastard is growing on her-but because the book is the key to stopping the shadowy tyrants out to kill the queen she serves, and loves.

The ruthless, all-seeing Taker's Guild dogs their every step, and thief and knight must flee the known world entirely if they hope to succeed in their mission. But trouble finds Kinch wherever he goes, and the pair may have traded the devil they know for horrors far darker and hungrier as they enter lands unknown.

Praise for Christopher Buehlman:

'The Blacktongue Thief is fast and fun and filled with crazy magic. I can't wait to see what Christopher Buehlman does next' - Brent Weeks, New York Times bestselling author of the Lightbringer series©2026 Christopher Buehlman (P)2026 Macmillan Audio Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Magic Feel-Good Thief

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The Daughters' War By: Christopher Buehlman

Critic Reviews

Buehlman's done it again, and I'm beginning to think he's incapable of writing anything but a masterpiece. Kinch's story is at turns bizarre, exciting, harrowing, hilarious, and profoundly sad. The worldbuilding here is exquisite as well; every time I turned a page it got weirder and more wondrous, with classic tropes twisted into something entirely new.
Delightful. Fast and fun, without losing solid characterization. And magical. Lots of magic of all sorts
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Loved this book, Chris’s writing style and narration makes it feel like I’m listening to a fairytale. You’ll laugh, cry and uh-ha throughout this book. Immediately Re-listening now

Poetic, intelligent and brutal

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At first I thought there were one too many kind of dream sequences, but once the story starts proper it’s one hell of a ride. The expansion of the world is so different to what I expected. The language and humor throughout is everything I loved about the first book. Can be read before reading the Daughters War, in fact that’s probably the intended order.

Quite astonishing. What a tale.

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Fits in right at home with the rest of the series, Buehlman’s writing style is one of a kind and really makes the characters feel real. Cannot wait for the next one!

Hands down the best world I’ve read

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I absolutely loved this book. The narrator was one of the best I’ve listened too. Highly recommend

Amazing story great humour

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What an ending, the performance by Christopher Buelhman is beyond incredible. Probably one of my new all time favourites.

New favourite

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