My only complaint about THE THIEF is that there are very few female characters in the story at all, and all of them are extremely minor characters. All the audiobooks in the series are performed by Steve West, so, bonus! I haven’t read any further in the series at this point, but I’ve seen lots of reviews basically saying this book largely just sets up many things to come, and that the subsequent books are super fantastic. All the way along, there are things that I wondered about and then later, at just the right moment, I’d learn new information that changed how I thought about those earlier scenes. Turner is pretty much a master at the timing of revealing secrets. Once I got into the story, though, I enjoyed reading it. It also takes some time to really get introduced to his companions and took me some time to get interested in them. Gen is in prison and at first looking to escape before ending up being roped into a journey. It took me a bit to get into the story, I think because it begins in what struck me as a strange place. I could probably listen to Steve West read the phone book, so I felt like this was a pretty sure win. So, I’ve had a copy of THE THIEF for a while, but after reading this review of RETURN OF THE THIEF, which is the grand finale of the series (no spoilers, so feel free to peek), I finally decided to give it a go via the audiobook performed by the incredible Steve West.
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