pilfered_words | (crosspost)

Yesterday evening:

Me, to my sister: So, how far are you in The Thief? You started this afternoon, right?
S. wordlessly holds up the book, open to Gen, Sophos and the magus escaping from Attolia’s prison.
Me: Ah. Well. Carry on.

Today, as I pick S. up from school:

S, in a tone of great outrage: It ended with a plot twist! What?! What was that?!
Me, trying and failing to contain my laughter: Yep.
S: He was… the whole time! And he didn’t! And what!?
Me: Yep.
S: OK, which one’s next? The Queen of Attolia? OK, got it, you can go back to work now.

5 minutes later, a phone call:

S: It’s in third person?!

There followed an interrogation about the POV of the other books:

Me: No comment.
S: That’s not a spoiler! Just tell me if they are third person or not!
Me, thinking about the “getting farther away from Gen” trend: Not telling.
S: Seriously?! Just tell me 1st, 2nd, or 3rd! It’s not that hard!
Me: Well, it’s not second. *pause* Except that one part.

S: ARRRRRRGGG.

(#she's now up to 'attolia in a tent'#so)

Later, responding to this comment:

Yep, that’s part of the fun. I first picked up The Thief in my middle school library in …2004 or so? KoA was not remotely close to out at that point, and I didn’t even know to watch for it once it did come out! I found out there was another book when I randomly came across it at the library (the public library that time). Then it was 4 painful years until CoK, and seven more until now.

I’ve loved these books for about 13 years now. About half my life. My sister’s whole life.

So here’s to many years more, from many fans, of many ages!