Blacktongue Thief

I really enjoyed this book. It was a dark fantasy but not at the expense of a magical escape. It will leave you wondering what decade it came out because it very much fits right in with the old "Apoendix-N" fantasy, but you will notice distinctly modern bents where you might expect to find well tread ideas.

There are some laughs, and some gross bits (sometimes at the same time), and even a little romance. The pseudo-Irish is just my interpretation of the conquered ethnic minority more clever than and talented than their conquerors.

Dark humor from below, a grimly magical adventure in a familiar but inventive world.