THIEFTESS Chapter 53: Return to Arilland

Dearest Squad, It was right around this chapter that I realized that I really needed to remember what time of year it was. Most of Thieftess is set in inns, on coastlines, in the Permafrost, or on the sea itself. But when Thursday’s crew returns to a familiar land, what exactly does that land look like? I mean, Arilland…

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THIEFTESS Chapter 52: Jason of Malia

Got an email address and 5 minutes?Nominate THIEFTESS for the YA Dragon Award! Ch. 52 of THIEFTESS now live on Patreon!Get Thieftess In Print Now! “We are Black Roses. We know how to cry.”—Alethea on Stationhead, circa 2024 Dearest Squad, Right around the time I started writing this chapter, my favorite Korean indie rock band The Rose announced an…

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THIEFTESS Chapter 51: Siren’s Dilemma

Got an email address and 5 minutes?Nominate THIEFTESS for the YA Dragon Award!* Ch. 51 of THIEFTESS now live on Patreon!* Get Thieftess In Print Now! Who did you love before?Who did they love before you?—Better Than Ezra, “In the Blood” Dearest Squad, I promise to write this essay in the vaguest way possible so as not to spoil…

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Nominate THIEFTESS for the YA/MG Dragon Award!

Nominate THIEFTESS for the MG/YA Dragon Award! All you need is an email address and the title & author of the book (Best YA/MG – Thieftess, Alethea Kontis) – make sure you check the box at the top and enter the very long number at the bottom. That’s it! No fancy sign in required. Then, when it’s tine for…

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THIEFTESS Chapter 50: Death Keepers of the Permafrost

Ch. 50 of THIEFTESS now live on Patreon!Get Thieftess In Print Now! Dearest Squad, YES. Before a passel of y’all @ me, my spelling of “dwarf”, “dwarfs,” and “dwarfen” in all the Tales of Arilland was a CONSCIOUS CHOICE. Is is not incorrect. Don’t believe me? Look it up. (And if you even think about asking any kind of…

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THIEFTESS Chapter 49: Bloody Black-Winged God

Dearest Squad, In 2016, I released Tales of Arilland and Trixter…and right around Trix & the Faerie Queen I began to realize that I couldn’t keep doing what I was doing as long as Harcourt had the rights to the first 3 books. And if I kept writing about Arilland—thus encouraging new readers to pick up Enchanted—I would never…

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