title: Midnight Thief, Book 2 Daughter of Dusk
author:  Livia Blackburne 
description: <B>PRAISE FOR MIDNIGHT THIEF</B><BR><BR> <DIV>Indies Introduce New Voices selection for Summer/Fall 2014</DIV><br /><br /><B>PRAISE FOR MIDNIGHT THIEF</B><BR><BR>"[A] dark, morally complex adventure."<b><i><EM>Kirkus Reviews</EM></b></i><br /><br /><B>PRAISE FOR MIDNIGHT THIEF</B><BR><BR>"Blackburne's fast-paced fantasy will please fans of Leigh Bardugo and Tamora Pierce."<b><i><EM>School Library Journal</EM></b></i><br /><br /><B>PRAISE FOR MIDNIGHT THIEF</B><BR><BR>"Blackburne's high fantasy is expansive, with entertaining characters and a well-constructed world."<b><i><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Booklist</I></b></i><br /><br /><B>PRAISE FOR MIDNIGHT THIEF</B><BR><BR>"Put this in the hands of fans of Suzanne Collins and Veronica Roth."<b><i><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">VOYA</I></b></i>
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  [The Maiden Thief](http://www.tor.com/2016/01/27/the-maiden-thief-melissa-
  marr/)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Melissa Marr](http://www.tor.com/author/melissa-marr/)
  
  
  
  
  
  _Illustrated by_ : Rovina Cai
  
  
  
  
  
  _Edited by_ : [Ellen Datlow](http://www.tor.com/members/datlow/edited/)
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “ _The Maiden Thief_ ” copyright © 2016 by Melissa Marr
  
  
  
  
  
  Art copyright © 2016 by Rovina Cai
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  _“_ The Maiden Thief _” by Melissa Marr is a dark fantasy novelette about a
  teenager whose town is plagued by the annual disappearances of girls and young
  women. Her father blames her when one of her sisters is one of the taken._
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  I don’t remember a time before girls vanished. The first one I heard about was
  April Shaw. I didn’t know _her_ , only her name. I had just turned ten when
  she disappeared. I was fourteen when the taken was someone I knew. That was
  the year Jenna Adams didn’t make it home. No one did anything. Autumn meant
  harvest, a chill in the air—and