num_pages: 435
description: Take a Thief takes readers back to the stunning world of Mercedes Lackey's widely acclaimed Valdemar series. Here, at last, is the untold story of Skif—a character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen. Skif is a homeless orphan who lives with a gang of juvenile pickpockets…until he is "Chosen" by one of Valdemar's magical horses and becomes a Herald serving the Queen. 
language: English
title: Take a Thief
titlecomplete: Take a Thief (Heralds of Valdemar, #5)
characters: Bazie, Lord Orthallen, Talamir, Alberich, Herald Skif, Jeri, Herald Teren, Herald Kris
genres: Fiction, Horses, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 13649
series: Valdemar (Publication order), Valdemar (Chronological)
publisher: Econo-Clad Books, Div. of American Cos., Inc.