The incident that is alluded to in Lia's trilogy is more clearly defined, and SPOILER ALERT in case you didn't catch it, the Kingdoms of the Remnant are actually a way way future United States of America, and Mary has been sewing the seeds of familiarity across four books (for example, the capital of Dalbreck is Falworth. I love how even more than TRC, Dance explores the time just after the devastation of the world.

Dance of Thieves weaves together the present of the Kingdoms of the Remnant with the past and illustrates how history is told by the victors, the powerful, the rich. Kazi goes to the Hell's Mouth, which is controlled by the Ballenger family, to hunt one of the masterminds of TRC's big plot, but what happens after spirals far beyond the reaches of Lia's story. Yes, if you read DOT, you will be spoiled for TRC, but the focus is not on the same story. And ya know what? Mary delivered.ĭance of Thieves has a lot of ties to TRC as it explores the aftermath of The Beauty of Darkness. And with the world of The Remnant Chronicles so big and so full of history, I was VERY excited when it was announced that Dance of Thieves would be a new duology in this world and that it would have connections to Lia's story. And in an even more surprising move, The Beauty of Darkness utterly blew every single expectation away with its satisfying ferocity. The Heart of Betrayal really surprised me after I didn't quite connect with The Kiss of Deception the way I'd hoped and set some pretty high expectations for the end of the trilogy. It should not come as a surprise to anyone who has been reading this blog or following me on Twitter for any amount, that I absolutely adore The Remnant Chronicles trilogy.

Dances of thieves