By Christopher Buehlman

The Thrice-Bound Fool

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.

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 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. 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 & REVIEWS

“Fast and fun and magical. I very much enjoy Kinch and Galva.” —Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author of The Farseer Trilogy

“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.” —Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld

“Criminally entertaining, a helluva trip.” —Mark Lawrence, author of The Broken Empire trilogy

“An absolutely cracking read from start to finish. …I don’t know that I’ve ever had as much fun with a fantasy adventure series than I have had with Blacktongue.” —FanFiAddict

“This is the fantasy I need right now… funny, dark, lyrical, grim, topical and magical too. Karkin’ brilliant.” —Christian Cameron, author of the Tyrant series