Thick As Thieves

Deep within the palace 
of the Mede emperor, in an alcove off the main room of his master’s 
apartments,. Kamet minds his master’s business and his own. Carefully 
keeping the accounts, and his own counsel, Kamet has accumulated a few 
possessions, a little money stored in the household’s cashbox, and a 
significant amount of personal power. As a slave, his fate is tied to 
his master’s. If Nahuseresh’s fortunes improve, so will Kamet’s, and 
Nahuseresh has been working diligently to promote his fortunes since the debacle in Attolia.
A
 soldier in the shadows offers escape, but Kamet won’t sacrifice his 
ambition for a meager and unreliable freedom; not until a whispered 
warning of poison and murder destroys all of his carefully laid plans. 
When Kamet flees for his life, he leaves behind everything—his past, his
 identity, his meticulously crafted defenses—and finds himself woefully 
unprepared for the journey that lies ahead.
Pursued across 
rivers, wastelands, salt plains, snowcapped mountains, and storm-tossed 
seas, Kamet is dead set on regaining control of his future and 
protecting himself at any cost. Friendships—new and 
long-forgotten—beckon, lethal enemies circle, secrets accumulate, and 
the fragile hopes of the little kingdoms of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis 
hang in the balance.
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Category:Best YA novel (not a Hugo)