Although Quicksilver is only twelve years old, she’s already
the greatest thief in the Star Lands (according to herself, at least). Her dog,
named Fox, helps her endure the orphanage she has been raised in. But her world
is thrown into disarray when the legendary Wolf King, a witch hunter of supernatural
ability, appears in search of her – or perhaps the mysterious old woman who
arrives at the marketplace. Quicksilver and Fox and a new friend, another thief,
named Sly Boots, travel with the old woman to a world and time beyond imagining
to fulfill their destinies and save the witches of the Star Lands.
This is a good book with a very solid premise that it doesn’t
quite execute perfectly. It handles
Quicksilver’s grief excellently and gives appropriate weight and importance to
the sacrifices she and her companions make, which is a hard thing to pull off.
I found those sections truly moving. But there is an out-of-character romantic subplot,
and there’s little narrative payoff for her thieving ability (which would have
been frustratingly easy to do). All that being said, Foxheart is definitely a good book and worth the read. Content
warning for animal death.
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