Liar's Bargain
Liar's Bargain, a Pathfinder Tales novel by Tim Pratt, was released in June 2016. It is the sequel to Pratt's previous novels, Liar's Blade and Liar's Island.
“Who Are You Calling Expendable?When caught stealing in the crusader nation of Lastwall, veteran con man Rodrick and his talking sword Hrym expect to weasel or fight their way out of punishment. Instead, they find themselves ensnared by powerful magic, and given a choice: serve the cause of justice as part of a covert team of similarly bound villains, or die horribly. Together with their criminal cohorts, Rodrick and Hrym settle in to their new job of defending the innocent, only to discover that being a secret government operative is even more dangerous than a life of crime.
From Hugo Award winner Tim Pratt comes a tale of reluctant heroes and plausible deniability, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
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Characters
Liar's Bargain features the following characters:
Contents
| Maps | 8 | 18. A Dialogue | 159 |
| 1. A River Crossing | 11 | 19. Dissenting Voices | 168 |
| 2. A Journey on Horseback | 18 | 20. Taking Initiative | 175 |
| 3. A Conversation Through Bars | 27 | 21. Totenmaske | 185 |
| 4. The Volunteers Assembled | 40 | 22. The Necklace | 193 |
| 5. Team-Building | 48 | 23. A Desperate Offer | 201 |
| 6. A Briefing | 56 | 24. A Family Heirloom | 209 |
| 7. Field Tested | 64 | 25. A Family Reunion | 218 |
| 8. The Deep Woods | 74 | 26. The Interdicted Library | 225 |
| 9. An Island in a Lake | 83 | 27. A Special Collection | 233 |
| 10. Bannerman | 93 | 28. A Rescue | 241 |
| 11. Rousing the Rabble | 100 | 29. The Convincer | 248 |
| 12. A Voyage to Tamran | 111 | 30. The Wrong Side of the Bars | 257 |
| 13. A Border Crossing | 121 | 31. True Forms | 264 |
| 14. A Red Plume | 129 | 32. Shattered | 272 |
| 15. Privateering | 137 | About the Author | 279 |
| 16. A Political Prisoner | 144 | Acknowledgements | 281 |
| 17. An Excess of Conscience | 152 | Glossary | 283 |
Paizo published Chapter Three in the Paizo Blog as a sample chapter from the novel.
Tor Books published a "sneak peek" of Chapter 3 "Tall Cliffs and Sea Caves" from Starspawn by Wendy N. Wagner on pp. 289ff.
Index
Plot summary
Chronology
The events of this novel occur a few months after the events of the novel Liar's Island.10
External links
James L. Sutter discussed Liar's Bargain, and humour in fantasy novels, in the Paizo Blog during June 2016.
Artwork
This is a clean version of the artwork for the cover of Liar's Bargain:
References
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- ↑ Creature: carnivorous plants p. 95
- ↑ names of crusader party in first three chapters: priest, captain, and spear-carrier
- ↑ name of crusaders in Chapter 3: Bastion official, chirurgeon
- ↑ Item: burrowing ruby in Chapter 3S
- ↑ Item: magical bracelet p. 70 / "bracelet of linked arrows" p. 85
- ↑ Item: bladed parasol p. 79
- ↑ Item: cloak p. 157, possibly cloak of elvenkind
- ↑ Spell: Bannerman's scroll spell p. 149
- ↑ Spell: "sorcerous perimeter" p. 86
- ↑ . Liar's Bargain, 12. Tor Books, 2016