Novelist, comedian, playwright, and poet Christopher Buehlman will discuss and sign copies of “The Blacktongue Thief,” his newest fiction book, in a virtual event hosted by Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena on Tuesday, June 1, starting at 6 p.m.
Christopher Buehlman is the winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for Poetry and the author of several plays and five novels, including “The Suicide Motor Club,” “The Lesser Dead,” named the American Library Association’s Best Horror Novel of the Year), “The Necromancer’s House,” “Between Two Fires,” and “Those Across the River,” a World Fantasy Award nominee for best novel.
In “The Blacktongue Thief,” Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road, planning to rob the next traveler that crosses his path.
But today, Kinch Na Shannack has picked the wrong mark. Galva is a knight, a survivor of the brutal goblin wars, and handmaiden of the goddess of death. She is searching for her queen, missing since a distant northern city fell to giants. Unsuccessful in his robbery and lucky to escape with his life, Kinch now finds his fate entangled with Galva’s. Common enemies and uncommon dangers force thief and knight on an epic journey where goblins hunger for human flesh, krakens hunt in dark waters, and honor is a luxury few can afford.
The book was published by Tor Books and released last week.
Vroman’s Bookstore’s event is available on CrowdCast. To watch, go to www.crowdcast.io/e/cyptn6li on the day of the event.
For more information, call (626) 449-5320 or visit www.vromansbookstore.com/
Christopher Buehlman is the winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for Poetry and the author of several plays and five novels, including “The Suicide Motor Club,” “The Lesser Dead,” named the American Library Association’s Best Horror Novel of the Year), “The Necromancer’s House,” “Between Two Fires,” and “Those Across the River,” a World Fantasy Award nominee for best novel.
He spends half the year in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the rest on the road.
