Therefore, if you came to Dance with Thieves looking for a sprawling fantasy epic, you’re going to be disappointed. (Sure, the main plot line is built around its existence, but the main characters spend only the tiniest percentage of their time doing anything about it.) However, bulk of this story has almost nothing to do with this quest. If you read those earlier books, you’re much more up to speed on the specifics of who those people are and what they did, but you get the gist of it. A group of elite warrior women must head head to another kingdom ruled by a powerful outlaw family to bring back some wanted criminals who did bad things in their land. The story of Dance of Thieves is fairly straightforward. By Dance of Thieves’ final pages, even I was cheering for the really-too-convenient plot twist that kept our heroes together.ĭespite its rocky start and the fact that the novel isn’t immediately welcoming to those who are unfamiliar with this universe, there’s a lot to like here. But despite this somewhat rocky beginning - I was convinced I wasn’t going to like this book at the start - everything manages to coalesce into something that really works by the novel’s end. (Not kidding: They’re literally chained to one another within the novel’s first 50 pages.). However, it leans quite hard, quite quickly into its pseudo-enemies to lovers plotline, throwing our two lead characters together before we’ve really gotten to know either of them or how they fit in the larger universe of the story. The novel is, in the most general sense, a standalone story, with a strong core group of characters and a clear narrative throughline. (Surprise, it’s the lead character from her other series.) But you might find yourself struggling a bit to figure out what’s going on in a few places, particularly at the start. On the plus side, this will likely make you want to check out Pearson’s earlier novels, simply so you can understand what all this business with the frequently mentioned but rarely named or seen queen is about. This isn’t entirely true - the book is full of the vague references and overlong pauses which indicate that something’s happening that only long time readers will understand. But if this is your first entry into Pearson’s world (cough cough yours truly cough), that fact might take you a bit by surprise.ĭance of Thieves is one of those interesting sorts of novels that’s set in a pre-existing universe but, ostensibly, has little to do with it. Pearson’s Remnant Chronicles, you won’t be surprised to find that her latest novel, the fantasy romance Dance of Thieves, skews much more heavily toward the romance than the fantasy.
Perhaps if you’re familiar with author Mary E. There’s something to be said for truth in advertising.
Pearson’s Dance of Thieves returns to the universe of her Remnant Chronicles for a great love story that can occasionally feel daunting for new readers.
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