SuitabookThe Warlock's Shadow (Thief-Taker Series)
Stephen Deas
- Reading
- Try reading the opening together and pause to compare what Berren expects from apprenticeship with what he is actually asked to do. Reassess after the Dragon Monks appear.
- Themes
- Learning and ambition: Berren resents being made to study when he wants the excitement and swordplay he associates with being a thief-taker’s apprentice. This tension may invite discussion about the value of skills a person does not initially want to learn.
- Worth knowing
- Berren is compelled to study and strongly wants a sword and fighting skills. Consider whether that combination suits your reader; the extent of any actual fighting is unclear.