Valdemar: Take a Thief (Paperback)

from SunnySD

For Valdemar fans this fills in a bit more background on one of Talia's bosom buddies. Skif's roots in Haven's seamiest streets are often referred to but until now have not been covered in any great detail. From a rather Dickensian start as an orphaned dogsbody in his uncle's tavern to his days p...

from JeremyPreacher

I like Take A Thief - it's probably the closest to a truly standalone novel in the series, Skif is an engaging character, and the seedy underside of Haven is a surprisingly rich world (given that Valdemar is basically the ideal modern-liberal nation.) If you don't like dialect, though, it's going...

from cabri

One of the more charming of Lackey's Valdemar books, Take a Thief tells the tale of Skif, a young boy neglected and abused by his uncle, who discovers new worlds when mandatory education and breakfast is established in Valdemar. Besides the filling meal he receives at school, he discovers that he...

from fuzzi

Enjoyed this book, very much. It's a good 'stand alone' book in the Valdemar series.

from LisaMaria_C

Although I do love Lackey's Valdemar, centered on the heroic Heralds and their horse-shaped magical "Companions," I don't think this is among the strongest books in that series, and if you're new to it, I'd recommend starting instead with Arrows of the Queen, the first published book within the s...