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The Facefaker's Game
The Facefaker's Game | Chandler J. Birch
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For fans of Brandon Sanderson and Scott Lynch, a fantasy about a clever young beggar who bargains his way into an apprenticeship with a company of thieving magicians and uses his newfound skills in a vendetta against a ruthless crime lord. Ashes lives in Burroughside—the dirtiest, most crime-ridden district in the huge city of Teranis. His neighbors are gangs of fellow orphans, homeless madmen, and monsters that swarm the streets at nightfall. Determined to escape Burroughside, Ashes spends his days begging, picking pockets, and cheating at cards. When he draws the wrath of Mr. Ragged, Burroughside’s brutal governor, he is forced to flee for his life, only to be rescued by an enigmatic man named Candlestick Jack. Jack leads a group of Artificers, professional magicians who can manipulate light with their bare hands to create stunningly convincing illusions. Changing a face is as simple as changing a hat. Ashes seizes an opportunity to study magic under Jack and quickly befriends the rest of the company: Juliana, Jack’s aristocratic wife; William, his exacting business partner; and Synder, his genius apprentice. But all is not as it seems: Jack and his company lead a double life as thieves, and they want Ashes to join their next heist. Between lessons on light and illusion, Ashes begins preparing to help with Jack’s most audacious caper yet: robbing the richest and most ruthless nobleman in the city. A dramatic adventure story full of wit, charm, and scheming rogues, The Facefaker’s Game introduces an unforgettable world you won’t soon want to leave.
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This book has been compared to a lot of big names in fantasy--Lynch and Rothfuss most often. The Rothfuss comparison is totally baseless, but man does this series remind me of Lynch! Like, so similar the events of the books could take place a city over from each other. So many similarities I can't list them all! That's not a bad thing necessarily--if you're a fan of fantasy heists you'll like it fine! But I certainly wouldn't call it original.

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The Facefaker's Game | Chandler J. Birch
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The #TBRJar has spoken! Modern Romance was my last work mandated read of Feb. which means I got to consult the all knowing Jar on which book from my massive TBR pile I should tackle next. Really excited for this one! It's been hanging around for ages but sounds great. Love a good heist novel!

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All in all this book didn't resonate with me, but I think it was an interesting premise and I can see it resonating with a lot of other people. I think the target market is probably swung toward men for this book. In any case it's pretty solid for a debut novel.

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"Ashes was cheating, and he was pretty sure the man sitting across from him was going to figure it out soon..."

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