#Mark of the thief

[theheistattheball]

Book Recs for Heist at the Ball lovers 🫶

~mostly male pov, thief plot, retellings, & simp bf

I tried to add some lesser known books, so you guys can actually find something NEW

[cs-cabin-and-crew]

Based on Radulf from Mark of the thief, by Jennifer Nelson.

The books never told us about his wife, so I made him one.

[rhysdoesstuff]

WAIT WAIT WAIT

YOU'VE READ THE ASCENDANCE SERIES

OMG NO WAY!!!!!!!!!

YES I HAVE!!!! IVE ALSO READ THE MARK OF THE THIEF SERIES!!!!!

It’s been a few years but I very much love them both!!!

(I still remember the good ol’ days when it was the ascended trilogy. Not that the new book is bad, but I was pretty fine to leave it where it was)

[ascendantloser]

nic calva was the ORIGINAL girlfailure (boyfailure or whatever.. he is both)

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Title: Mark of the Thief

Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen

Series or standalone: series

Publication year: 2015

Genres: fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, adventure, mythology

Blurb: When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones - he discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the gods, magic some Romans would kill for. Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing through his veins, Nic is determined to become free...but instead, he finds himself at the centre of a ruthless conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and spark the Praetor War, a battle to destroy Rome from within. Traitors and spies lurk at every turn, each more desperate than the next to use Nic’s newfound powers for their own dark purposes. In a quest to stop the rebellion, save Rome, and secure his own freedom, Nic must harness the magic within himself and defeat the empire’s most powerful and savage leaders.

[emachinescat]

A Year in (Book) Review: My 2024 Reading Journey 📚

#26 - Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Historical Fantasy / Mark of the Thief #1 / 357 pages / published 2015 / Finished Feb. 25 (reread)

One Sentence Review: A fascinating and fantastic blend of history and fantasy, this book begins a series in Roman myth and culture, set in a world where it's unclear who is friend or foe and where family - found or blood - is more important than anything.

Favorite Quotes

"There was nothing in the darkness that didn't also exist in the light."

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"Ignoring reality doesn't change it."

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"I don't decide to get angry or sad or even happy. I just feel the way I do."

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"Not every chain is made of metal... The worst are made of comfort and false promises."

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"I obeyed every order that wasn't stupid."

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"Magic itself was an emotion, and like the strongest emotions, it could build or destroy."

My rating: 5/5

A Few More Thoughts (Spoilers):

This book is just as good as I remembered! How much I liked it was one of the only things I did remember about it, which made this reread even more fun. The story is gripping and fast-paced, the characters dynamic, and the narrator Nielsen's trademark ball of sass.

The beginning is really difficult to get through because of the horrific reality of the games.

I had completely forgotten pretty much all of the twists, so I was surprised by a lot, most notably who Radulf actually was. It's masterful how Nielsen was able to so seamlessly blend history and fantasy - the world she had built her story upon was fascinating, as were her characters.

This book reminded me that freedom is something so many of us take for granted - the ability to act, choose, and think for ourselves. But Nic's steadfast determination to do anything to secure his and his family's freedom was a reminder of how much freedom is worth to those without it.

Again, the Romans' idea of entertainment was beyond horrific.

[bellyhasabellyache]

i love seeing people think about all the things percy did for annabeth but we forget a lot of the things she did for him. she trusted percy in SoM to keep her safe while she listened to the sirens song. she gave up immortality as a hunter for him in TTC, long before he did the same in TLO. she broke the rules to sit with percy at dinner in BotL. she entrusted her own quest to percy, even though she had been hoping for it all her life. she was the one speaking at his funeral, not grover, not chiron, she was the one declaring her feelings for him. for hells sake she took a knife for him because she ‘had a feeling’ it was important. she was the one counting down the hours he had been missing is TLH and was the first person off of the Argo II in MoA because she was so worried about percy. she is just as in love with percy as he is with her and the fandom just doesn’t show it.

[ascendantloser]

HI HELLO?? I WILL REPOST ANYTHING TO DO WITH MARK OF THE THIEF OH MY GOD WRITE SOMETHING. ANYTHING. HEADCANONS ON IT!! YEAHH THE ASCENDANCE SERIES TOO

Requests:

Hey! So here are my rules/guidelines for requesting.

I will NOT (under any circumstances) post: Smut/sex Pornography Kinks

I will post: Fanfiction Original stories Drawing requests (As long as it's not complicated or anything) Fanart Memes Quotes +

Rules for requests:

I need to know who/what it's about (the more detail the better)

Fandoms I will write/draw for:

LOTR/TH (My main fandom) Star Wars The Chronicles of Narnia The Ascendance Series Mark of the Thief HTTYD ROTG

Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope to get some requests soon! Reblogs are appreciated!

Thanks,

A Geeky Writer

[mydairpercabeth]

everyone thinking we would get a parallel to mark of athena when this was just Annabeth giving Cerberus scratches omg

[siingomuse]

some of the book names in pjo/hoo/toa are actually FIRE mate like. "the lightning thief" that's actually so fire???? "the titans curse"??? that's so epic bro like. that's so cool "the battle of the labyrinth"?? that would be the COOLEST band name mate "mark of athena" like. greek mythology song named that WHEN?? and ALL of the book names in Trials of Apollo? FIRE "the hidden oracle" thats so awesome like WHAT??? "the dark prophecy" fire song name "the burning maze" aidoneus song drop named that when?? "the tyrant's tomb" call your band that drop the songs and I would be your NUMBER 1 listener like thats so cool "tower of nero" fire shit mate rick you were COOKING with these names

[puppppppppy]

aughg

[liesmultixxx]

this is an appreciation post for annabeth chase

the girl who held the sky, played a large part in ending the war against Kronos, single handedly retrieved the athena parthenos while unapologetically giving sass to minor and not so minor gods

thank you for teaching us that we aren’t invisible

that we’re loved

and brave and strong

and wise

and worthy of happiness

your impact will never be forgotten

𓏲 ࣪₊♡𓂃

[hotwaterandmilk]

Series: Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne Artist: Toei Animation Product: Bandai Special Memorize 'Rosario La Pucelle Collection' - box and notice card (09/2024) Source: Scanned from my personal collection

[nantucketwhales108]

Canonically, I think Percy would definitely wear this shirt

[amyhasbluescreen]

Artemis in TOA > TTC

Guess who didn't realise there was like 50 books before she started reading Percy Jackson, this girl. Anyway I'm on The sun and The stars and then I have the Kane chronicles and magnus chase then I'm free. (idk what ill do with myself)

[madzbustinout]

i miss when i’d open up pinterest, search “percy jackson memes” and a bunch of text memes would pop up (different character = different font/color type deal) where the prompt would be something like “The seven react to…leo being alive??? 😱😱😱”

now it’s just black n white text over pictures of walker scobell, please take me back.