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This is a good and interesting read - there is plenty of action and mystery and a very good pace through out the novel - and I love how there is not a love story or a Damsel in Distress - it is a guy that is in the middle of a huge mystery and as he tries to find clues, he gets in deeper until he finds - well, no spoiler here, but the fact is that this is a fun read for me and the magic system is a very good one, and the characters are fun - my biggest complaint I feel is that some of the names are a bit simple and silly, though the nicknames are fine and understandable - all in all this was a fun read and I would recommend this for anyone that enjoys Anti Hero story in a Medieval type setting - actually, I get more of an Arabian type setting, but no gunpowder and no guns - just swords, magic, and mysteries.


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Among Thieves A Tale of the Kin Douglas Hulick Books Reviews

I won't say it's a bad story, just that it didn't do the trick for me. Several aspects of the story, primarily the main characters, were interesting if not actually appealing, but several other aspects, specifically the 'world building' or environmental aspects left me shaking my head more than once.

"The Kin" is the group identity of all the 'underworld' people within this city, the capital of the empire. Thieves, thugs, assassins, pickpockets, what have you ... the criminal underground if you will. Except that they don't seem to be very much underground. They seem to somehow encompass a near majority of all people in the city since we don't meet or see more than a couple / few "straights" throughout the entire book. How does a criminal underground work without a huge populace of straights / civilians upon whom they must prey to make their criminal livings? With so many criminals (without ever explicitly calling out numbers, we definitely get the feel that The Kin are thousands strong) how do they keep going when there doesn't seem to be sufficient non-criminal civilians to support them? The city is divided into multiple zones called 'cordons' and each cordon has multiple levels and units of criminal organizations in competition with each other beyond the basic aspect of requiring a supporting population. There are bosses and Upright Men and Princes ... and over and outside of all this is the Emperor's forces who I guess act as de facto police since there does not seem to be any kind of city watch in this place. If the Emperor is so powerful (he controls an EMPIRE) how the heck does he obviously and clearly not control his own capital city? It simply does not make sense ... the world-building aspect of this story utterly failed for me on this key point. So many powerful criminals, criminal organizations, including wizards / magic users ... and there's no logic to how they could even begin to exist in the manner that they do. The story makes much effort to point out how powerful the Emperor is, that he has so many powerful forces at his disposal, that The Kin are wary of, though not necessarily frightened by, his forces, that he controls an entire Empire ... but he apparently has virtually no actual control over his own capital city because the criminal elements (who are the protagonists of this story) never fail to engage in criminal activity (murder, mayhem, arson, etc.) when and where they want, nor do they actually worry about any kind of legal repercussions for their actions. They really only fear other competing Kin (criminals). Does not scan.

Edit accidentally gave this 2 stars when I meant to give it 3 stars ... now corrected. It's a decently written book but it just didn't jell for me. Others may like it just fine based on the character development, or if you like your fantasy stories focused on thieves / underground characters.
So much fun. I was looking for a light, fun read, and this book delivered along with so much more than I was expecting.

It’s basically about Drothe, a Nose (information gatherer) for a crime boss, who in his attempt to get a relic ends up entangled in business that’s way above his pay grade, and ultimately puts him in the middle of a power struggle.

What I found so interesting about this book was how detailed Hulick got with the Kin (criminal organizations). He threw out a bunch of terms I wasn’t familiar with, but he did so with such talent that I had no trouble following along. The world is interesting enough for me. We got an emperor and some organizations that are loyal to him, as well as some that you’re not sure where they fall. Then you have all the intricacies of a crime world woven in. It’s insanely fun. Drothe isn’t a thief, which is what I went into this book thinking. However, I wasn’t disappointed. It has a bit of rebellion that I like in my thief books, just done differently. While we never stepped foot outside the city, inside gave us new worlds based simply on the neighborhood you visited. It fulfilled that little questing in me, meaning the scenery wasn’t the same throughout. Loved that.

Now, Drothe is a fantastic character. He’s got morals for a criminal, but not the ones you’d think. He’ll torture or kill you, but he keeps his word and is loyal. It makes him incredibly likable. He also has a great friendship with Bronze Degan (the muscle), who I thought wasn’t as developed, but was a great sidekick. Their banter is great and the ease of their friendship believable. There’s some hints about some not so fun stuff Drothe has been through, and I get the feeling a lot more will be explored in later books.

The writing is excellent. It’s got some incredible fight scenes that were easy to follow, and I love the pacing. I’m actually surprised this doesn’t have more attention. Although it wasn’t some crazy, complicated, a hundred character monster, it was highly entertaining, fast, and the plot clever but not overly cumbersome. I really enjoyed it.

So with me loving this series, I was devastated to learn that book 3 is not published, and by the information I can find, it never will be. I had already bought the second one, and now I’m not sure I can read it without knowing if they’ll be too much left unanswered. Such a shame, because this really was delightful.

So overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys fantasy. I can say it wraps up well enough that one could read this and be marginally satisfied. But be warned that there are a few threads left open.
Wow, I'm really impressed. Great writing, interesting story, believable characters. I'm so sick of fantasy where the logic lying behind the characters actions is not logical at all. The worst is when characters jump to conclusions after really flawed reasoning, being right all the time seemingly by pure luck. In this book the plot and the story line is superbly planned. There is no "my hero is in dager, let us pull some new skills out of the bag" moments, what he can and can't do is planned ahed making the story so much more "realistic". the main character is pretty normal, has no exceptional skills other than a fast mind and good night vision. There is no instances of the main character being an unbelievable genius besting the other characters by being 5 steps ahed, making ridiculous far reaching plans. This is a regular guy falling into situation after situation stumbling along. I love this story and can't wait to start the next one!
This is a good and interesting read - there is plenty of action and mystery and a very good pace through out the novel - and I love how there is not a love story or a Damsel in Distress - it is a guy that is in the middle of a huge mystery and as he tries to find clues, he gets in deeper until he finds - well, no spoiler here, but the fact is that this is a fun read for me and the magic system is a very good one, and the characters are fun - my biggest complaint I feel is that some of the names are a bit simple and silly, though the nicknames are fine and understandable - all in all this was a fun read and I would recommend this for anyone that enjoys Anti Hero story in a Medieval type setting - actually, I get more of an Arabian type setting, but no gunpowder and no guns - just swords, magic, and mysteries.