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    Take a Thief: A Novel of Valdemar
    Take a Thief: A Novel of Valdemar
    Take a Thief: A Novel of Valdemar
    Audiobook11 hours

    Take a Thief: A Novel of Valdemar

    Written by Mercedes Lackey

    Narrated by Paul Woodson

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    About this audiobook

    Mercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the bestselling world of Valdemar, Take a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif-a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen.

    Skif was an orphan who would have died from malnutrition and exposure if he had never met Deke the pickpocket. By the time he was twelve, Skif was an accomplished cat burglar. But it wasn't until he decided to steal a finely tacked-out white horse, which was, oddly enough, standing unattended in the street, that this young thief discovered that the tables could turn on him-and that he himself could be stolen!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 12, 2019
    ISBN9781977343857
    Take a Thief: A Novel of Valdemar
    Author

    Mercedes Lackey

    Mercedes entered this world on June 24, 1950, in Chicago, had a normal childhood and graduated from Purdue University in 1972. During the late 70's she worked as an artist's model and then went into the computer programming field, ending up with American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to her fantasy writing, she has written lyrics for and recorded nearly fifty songs for Firebird Arts & Music, a small recording company specializing in science fiction folk music. Also known as Misty Lackey.

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    • 5/5
      Mercedes lackey never disappoints. So many... how does she do it
    • 5/5
      A slow but heart-wrenching story with a lovely soothing voice reading it out