The Thief and the Mercenary

The Jester-Chronicles, Book 1

De: Sam Feuerbach

Narrado por: Rory Barnett

The miller's son Raffael earns his living through various swindles and scams — always careful not to lose a hand or head. For only the punishments for theft are harsher than life itself. An enchanted map, his faithful horse Diego, and his tame earthworm Borsti accompany him on his adventures.The old mercenary Brocken is considered a living legend since being the only warrior to survive the great battle in the Mist Moor. His grumpiness is surpassed only by his nastiness. A white raven flies over this wall of world-hatred and triggers a chain of wondrous events. Coincidence or providence? Thief and mercenary could hardly be more different. Yet both carry a secret within them that is also the reason why their paths cross in a fateful journey.

©2019 Sam Feuerbach (P)2026 Audible Ltd.

Adventure and mystery is always good companions.

An adventure begins as mysteries are unveiled. Grumpy, cantankerous mercenary falls into a quest with a prickly theif and an unapologetic optimist. Will they find the valley on a mysterious map before they rip each other apart?

Overall a decent Listen

Quality narration a decently intriguing plot. I might listen to the 2nd book when it's released

Characters are intriguing

Storyline was interesting, characters were fully fleshed out. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

More questions than answers

I enjoyed the by contemporary dialog of this swashbuckling buddy tale starring a few dissimilar characters on a meandering path through a medieval landscape of kingdoms, duchies, baronies and myriad other Royal neighborhoods. The improbabilities of the story are blithely disregarded as the reader is fed a continuous diet of gratuitous violence, unpleasant sadism and childish ridicule between the protagonists. I was disappointed that there wasn’t any discernible goal for the 3 travelers. Four if one counts the albino earthworm.
Obviously all a setup for more books in a series that I happily will NOT be reading!

Surprisingly Engaging

The title is just a tip of the iceberg in terms of the twists and turns of the plot. The twists and turns are worthy of attention and the likelihood of even more continue to exist. Can’t wait for the next book.