Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, goblin-infested years just before The Blacktongue Thief. The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men. They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war. Now, our daughters take up arms. Galva — Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblins will kill — has defied her family’s wishes and joined the army’s untested new unit, the Raven Knights. They march toward a once-beautiful city overrun by the goblin horde, accompanied by scores of giant war corvids. Made with the darkest magics, these fearsome black birds may hold the key to stopping the goblins in their war to make cattle of mankind. The road to victory is bloody, and goblins are clever and merciless. The Raven Knights can take nothing for granted — not the bonds of family, nor the wisdom of their leaders, nor their own safety against the dangerous war birds at their side. But some hopes are worth any risk.
Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, goblin-infested years just before The Blacktongue Thief. The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men. They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war. Now, our daughters take up arms. Galva — Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblins will kill — has defied her family’s wishes and joined the army’s untested new unit, the Raven Knights. They march toward a once-beautiful city overrun by the goblin horde, accompanied by scores of giant war corvids. Made with the darkest magics, these fearsome black birds may hold the key to stopping the goblins in their war to make cattle of mankind. The road to victory is bloody, and goblins are clever and merciless. The Raven Knights can take nothing for granted — not the bonds of family, nor the wisdom of their leaders, nor their own safety against the dangerous war birds at their side. But some hopes are worth any risk.
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The Blacktongue Thief
The Blacktongue Thief
7 books in catalog
Dark fantasy and horror fiction gained a distinct blend of historical grit, macabre atmosphere, and sharp humor through novels such as Between Two Fires and The Blacktongue Thief. Christopher Buehlman established his reputation across speculative fiction by pairing detailed historical or urban settings with folklore, monsters, and morally complex characters. His narrative approach draws heavily on myth, dark comedy, and realistic character voices across both standalone horror novels and epic fantasy series.
Born in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 1969, Buehlman grew up in the Tampa Bay area and later attended Florida State University, where he majored in French language and literature. Before publishing novels, he spent decades performing as a comedian, playwright, and poet. He gained wide recognition on the US renaissance festival circuit under the stage persona Christophe the Insultor, Verbal Mercenary. His early literary achievements included winning the Bridport Prize for poetry in 2007 for his poem Wanton.
Buehlman transitioned to long-form fiction with his debut horror novel Those Across the River in 2011, followed by Between Two Fires in 2012, a novel combining medieval plague horror with apocalyptic religious themes. Over the subsequent decade, he authored urban horror and fantasy titles including The Necromancer's House, The Lesser Dead, and The Suicide Motor Club. In 2021, he expanded into high fantasy with The Blacktongue Thief, followed by its prequel The Daughters' War in 2024. He divides his time between Florida and France.
Buehlman's writing is marked by deep immersion in regional, historical, and folkloric settings, ranging from 1930s Georgia and 1970s New York City to fourteenth-century France during the Black Death. He frequently subverts familiar genre tropes, presenting vampires, sorcerers, and medieval mercenaries through gritty, grounded perspectives enriched by dark comedy and authentic dialogue. His backgrounds in poetry and live performance inform his rhythmic prose, distinct character voices, and balance of tragic drama with sharp levity.
7 books in catalog
Dark fantasy and horror fiction gained a distinct blend of historical grit, macabre atmosphere, and sharp humor through novels such as Between Two Fires and The Blacktongue Thief. Christopher Buehlman established his reputation across speculative fiction by pairing detailed historical or urban settings with folklore, monsters, and morally complex characters. His narrative approach draws heavily on myth, dark comedy, and realistic character voices across both standalone horror novels and epic fantasy series.
Born in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 1969, Buehlman grew up in the Tampa Bay area and later attended Florida State University, where he majored in French language and literature. Before publishing novels, he spent decades performing as a comedian, playwright, and poet. He gained wide recognition on the US renaissance festival circuit under the stage persona Christophe the Insultor, Verbal Mercenary. His early literary achievements included winning the Bridport Prize for poetry in 2007 for his poem Wanton.
Buehlman transitioned to long-form fiction with his debut horror novel Those Across the River in 2011, followed by Between Two Fires in 2012, a novel combining medieval plague horror with apocalyptic religious themes. Over the subsequent decade, he authored urban horror and fantasy titles including The Necromancer's House, The Lesser Dead, and The Suicide Motor Club. In 2021, he expanded into high fantasy with The Blacktongue Thief, followed by its prequel The Daughters' War in 2024. He divides his time between Florida and France.
Buehlman's writing is marked by deep immersion in regional, historical, and folkloric settings, ranging from 1930s Georgia and 1970s New York City to fourteenth-century France during the Black Death. He frequently subverts familiar genre tropes, presenting vampires, sorcerers, and medieval mercenaries through gritty, grounded perspectives enriched by dark comedy and authentic dialogue. His backgrounds in poetry and live performance inform his rhythmic prose, distinct character voices, and balance of tragic drama with sharp levity.
