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Woodcutter Sisters #4
Thieftess
Not yet published
Expected 3 Jun 26Next installment in the Woodcutter Sisters stories, Thursday's tale.
Content Warning: Language, Violence, Murder, Mild Torture, Death, Abandonment, References to Abuse, Family Trauma, Vast Quantities of Blood, Additional General Piracy, Kissing
Cover art and interior design by Cait Greer
Thursday’s child has far to go…Pirate Queen Thursday Woodcutter (aka “Captain Cutter”) and her infamous brother Jack left Arilland after their little sister’s magical ocean fiasco to reunite with the crew of the Sea Hag. But what they find on the way is grim: the Troll King is on a rampage, the Dragon of the North is terrorizing the Permafrost, and the Pirate King has disappeared.
Determined to find her husband, Thursday travels the world on an enchanted ship crafted by her father and brother. Tracking down the Pirate King presents Thursday with one giant hurdle after another. And when faced with a choice—saving the world or saving the person she loves—Thursday realizes that it’s not really a choice at all.
Thieftess is heavily influenced by the fairy tales “The Story of the Seven Simons,” “The Flying Ship,” and “East of the Sun, West of the Moon.” Thursday’s adventures on the high seas are chock full of unlikely friendships, found family, and, of course, true love.
From dragons and unicorns to bloodthirsty sirens and murderous trolls, fans of Arilland will be delighted to find that it’s banter and booty and business as usual in this long-awaited follow-up to the Woodcutter Sisters saga!
*******
“There is magic in every word Alethea Kontis writes, and her books are always a delight.”
—Tim Waggoner, author of Writing in the Dark
“Alethea Kontis writes as if she has a window into another world and she’s inviting you to peek over her shoulder. Immersive, imaginative, and always utterly addictive.” —Xio Axelrod, author of The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes
“I love all the Woodcutter stories from the bottom of my fairy tale-adoring heart, but Thieftess is the one I’ve been waiting for all these years. Thursday’s adventures are an absolutely brilliant romp filled with dragons and trolls and witty banter. She had me at “Pirate Queen,” but the love of family is the true magic of this book. Nobody tells a fairy tale like Alethea Kontis. This one was worth waiting for. Huzzah!”
—Deborah Blake, author of Everyday Witch's Book of Deities
“Alethea Kontis understands something most fairy tale writers have forgotten: that the old stories were never safe. They were blood and moonlight and consequence. She writes like someone who has lived inside these stories so long she's become one with the language. Her words are funny, lush, and occasionally devastating, with a keen eye to the pop culture she loves and draws from. Thieftess is Once Upon a Time meets One Piece. This is a world of enchantment that welcomes you in and doesn’t let you leave. And you will love her for every bit of it.”
—Maurice Broaddus, author of Buffalo Soldier
*******
Alethea Kontis is a New York Times bestselling author, storm chaser, Saturday Songwriter, and granddaughter of a pirate. She has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and is a two-time winner of the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award. She was twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula Award and Dragon Award. Alethea also narrates stories for online magazines and does freelance work for Writing the Other. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida where she watches K-dramas with her teddy bear, Charlie. Together they are ARMY, VVS, and Black Roses.
Content Warning: Language, Violence, Murder, Mild Torture, Death, Abandonment, References to Abuse, Family Trauma, Vast Quantities of Blood, Additional General Piracy, Kissing
Cover art and interior design by Cait Greer
Thursday’s child has far to go…Pirate Queen Thursday Woodcutter (aka “Captain Cutter”) and her infamous brother Jack left Arilland after their little sister’s magical ocean fiasco to reunite with the crew of the Sea Hag. But what they find on the way is grim: the Troll King is on a rampage, the Dragon of the North is terrorizing the Permafrost, and the Pirate King has disappeared.
Determined to find her husband, Thursday travels the world on an enchanted ship crafted by her father and brother. Tracking down the Pirate King presents Thursday with one giant hurdle after another. And when faced with a choice—saving the world or saving the person she loves—Thursday realizes that it’s not really a choice at all.
Thieftess is heavily influenced by the fairy tales “The Story of the Seven Simons,” “The Flying Ship,” and “East of the Sun, West of the Moon.” Thursday’s adventures on the high seas are chock full of unlikely friendships, found family, and, of course, true love.
From dragons and unicorns to bloodthirsty sirens and murderous trolls, fans of Arilland will be delighted to find that it’s banter and booty and business as usual in this long-awaited follow-up to the Woodcutter Sisters saga!
*******
“There is magic in every word Alethea Kontis writes, and her books are always a delight.”
—Tim Waggoner, author of Writing in the Dark
“Alethea Kontis writes as if she has a window into another world and she’s inviting you to peek over her shoulder. Immersive, imaginative, and always utterly addictive.” —Xio Axelrod, author of The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes
“I love all the Woodcutter stories from the bottom of my fairy tale-adoring heart, but Thieftess is the one I’ve been waiting for all these years. Thursday’s adventures are an absolutely brilliant romp filled with dragons and trolls and witty banter. She had me at “Pirate Queen,” but the love of family is the true magic of this book. Nobody tells a fairy tale like Alethea Kontis. This one was worth waiting for. Huzzah!”
—Deborah Blake, author of Everyday Witch's Book of Deities
“Alethea Kontis understands something most fairy tale writers have forgotten: that the old stories were never safe. They were blood and moonlight and consequence. She writes like someone who has lived inside these stories so long she's become one with the language. Her words are funny, lush, and occasionally devastating, with a keen eye to the pop culture she loves and draws from. Thieftess is Once Upon a Time meets One Piece. This is a world of enchantment that welcomes you in and doesn’t let you leave. And you will love her for every bit of it.”
—Maurice Broaddus, author of Buffalo Soldier
*******
Alethea Kontis is a New York Times bestselling author, storm chaser, Saturday Songwriter, and granddaughter of a pirate. She has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and is a two-time winner of the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award. She was twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula Award and Dragon Award. Alethea also narrates stories for online magazines and does freelance work for Writing the Other. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida where she watches K-dramas with her teddy bear, Charlie. Together they are ARMY, VVS, and Black Roses.
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Expected publication June 3, 2026
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Alethea Kontis
152 books1,490 followers"A veritable badass fairy princess." --Jim Butcher
"The faerie princess of the worlds of weird." --Jonathan Maberry
"Alethea Kontis IS fairy tales." --Jim C. Hines, author of Libriomancer
"Alethea Kontis: Awesome, racks up award nominations, wears tiaras." --SF author Ferrett Steinmetz
"I want to live in [Alethea's] head because I think that might be the most interesting place in the world!!!!" --Ellen Oh, author of Prophecy
"Alethea Kontis, the woman who writes like Shakespeare would if he were alive today." --Aaron Pound
"The beauty of a princess, the confidence of a queen, the brilliance of a writer, and the demeanor of a cheerful fairy comedian!" --Cheyenne Z.
"This was the story before all of the other stories, and it was the other tales that were changed over time." --Nerdophiles, on ENCHANTED
"The faerie princess of the worlds of weird." --Jonathan Maberry
"Alethea Kontis IS fairy tales." --Jim C. Hines, author of Libriomancer
"Alethea Kontis: Awesome, racks up award nominations, wears tiaras." --SF author Ferrett Steinmetz
"I want to live in [Alethea's] head because I think that might be the most interesting place in the world!!!!" --Ellen Oh, author of Prophecy
"Alethea Kontis, the woman who writes like Shakespeare would if he were alive today." --Aaron Pound
"The beauty of a princess, the confidence of a queen, the brilliance of a writer, and the demeanor of a cheerful fairy comedian!" --Cheyenne Z.
"This was the story before all of the other stories, and it was the other tales that were changed over time." --Nerdophiles, on ENCHANTED
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July 10, 2019It's so sad to hear that the publisher dropped the Woodcutter Sister series I adore these books. I hope Kontis gets the financial help she needs to continue on with these wonderful stories *fingers crossed*
December 4, 2023
I CAN’T BELIEVE WE’RE FINALLY GONNA GET THURSDAY’S STORY!!! I THOUGHT I WOULD DIE WITHOUT READING MORE OF ARILLAND, AND ALL I COULD DO WAS LIVE WITH THE LITTLE WE ALREADY HAD!!!! BUT NO!!! THE MAGNIFICENT PRINCESS ALETHEA WILL BRING US BACK TO ARILLAND AGAIN!!!! REJOICE!!!
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Kontis blends lush metaphors of piratical adventure, familial complexity, and the power of names, revisiting and redefining faerie tales like no other!
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