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but A Thief in the Night is more an adventure story in the mould of Indiana Jones. I had an expectation that in A Thief in the Night the story would pick up again in the city but with different assignments for Malden to steal other grand objects, like Oceans Eleven etc. The main character, Malden, is a thief who now goes on an epic quest to destroy a demon and this turn of roles is not normal for thief novel.

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What struck me as surprising was the fact that David Chandler caused the party to leave the Free City of Ness. The beginning of the story in A Thief in the Night connects where Den of Thieves ended and plays out in the same location as Den of Thieves, while the rest of the story is located in the dwarven city. and discover far more that what they bargained for. Together with Malden, Cythera and Slag, a dwarf also working for Cutbill, Cory and set out on their quest. Cory and Mörget assemble a party to slay the demon, Croy must keep his oath as an Ancient Blade. The demon that Mörget hunts is said to be in an ancient dwarven city inside a mountain. Mörget and Croy get into a fight and when their swords clash Mörget turns out to be another Ancient Blade who is on a quest for slaying a demon and proving himself to his tribe. During a bar fight Cory meets Mörget, a barbarian from the East. Malden still has contact with Croy, a knight and one of the Ancient Blades, and Cythera, a sorceress. In the first few chapters the story is centred in the Free City of Ness. Having paid off its debt in Den of Thieves Malden has gained a few ranks in the thieving guild, run by Cutbill. In A Thief in the Night, the story still focuses around Malden, the main character from Den of Thieves. And there is the comely sorceress, Cythera, to consider - promised to Croy but in love with Malden - not to mention the fabulous treasure said to be waiting in the inescapable depths of the demon’s lair… But with an assassin on his heels, the young cutpurse has no choice but to follow. Malden fears accompanying Croy and the barbarian Mörget on their quest to dispatch a foul creature of nightmare… nor does he want to disturb the vengeful dead. Yet by saving the life of the knight Croy, Malden has bound himself to an ancient, noble brotherhood and he now possesses a magical weapon forged at the dawn of time, one of only seven swords with incredible powers. But he has no desire to take up arms against the forces of horrific evil.

As a thief, Malden is unparalleled in the Free City of Ness.

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