The Teller of Small Fortunes

by Julie Leong

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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Mythology. HTML:*AN INSTANT USA TODAY* BESTSELLER A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, perfect for readers of Travis Baldree and Sangu Mandanna.** Tao is an immigrant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells "small" fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences� Even if it�s a lonely life, it�s better than the one she left behind. But a small fortune unexpectedly becomes something more when a (semi) reformed thief and an ex-mercenary recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child. Soon, they�re joined by a baker with a "knead" for adventure, and�of course�a slightly magical cat. Tao starts down a new path with companions as big-hearted as her fortunes are small. But as she lowers her walls, the shadows of her past close in�and she�ll have to decide whether to risk everything to preserve the family she never thought she could have.… (more)

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Very light, feel-good, heart-warming fantasy with a medieval feeling. Themes of found family and the pain of never belonging to one group or another are explored in this adventurous tale as a group of misfits travel together. (

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bookappeal | Dec 25, 2024 |

Fortune cookie origin story.
Group of lovable rogues find family & their calling. (

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spiritedstardust | Dec 24, 2024 |

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JennyArch | Dec 19, 2024 |

Families are messy and often those we are born into don't work. This is Tao's lot. She lost her father right at the time she discovered her fortune telling ability and still feels a sense of guilt. After making a painful choice to leave home and make her way in a cramped wagon by telling what she calls 'small fortunes', She's mostly content, but then a reformed thief and ex-mercenary, both older and seeking the mercenary's lost daughter, coerce her into joining in the search. What follows involves a new understanding of family, trust, and loyalty, not to mention moments of delight and high adventure. Truly a reading delight. (

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sennebec | Dec 17, 2024 |

Lovely ad-friend-ture, about finding companionship that eases your burdens, gives purpose to your days and allows the space to move on from old hurts. It's slow and gentle for the most part. I enjoyed the characters very much, and I enjoyed how they challenged and supported each other. The only part that felt a bit off was the sudden insertion of a D&D hero adventure in the midst of their wanderings -- I wonder if it's a teaser for tales yet to be told. Just enough conflict, just enough sass. Very nice. (

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jennybeast | Nov 27, 2024 |

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For my father, who gifted me my love of stories. Thank you for still being here.

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On the day the Teller of Small fortunes came to Necker, the village was in an uproar because the candlemaker's would-be apprentice had lost all the goats.

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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Mythology. HTML:AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER
A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, perfect for readers of Travis Baldree and Sangu Mandanna.
Tao is an immigrant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells "small" fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences�
Even if it�s a lonely life, it�s better than the one she left behind. But a small fortune unexpectedly becomes something more when a (semi) reformed thief and an ex-mercenary recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child. Soon, they�re joined by a baker with a "knead" for adventure, and�of course�a slightly magical cat.
Tao starts down a new path with companions as big-hearted as her fortunes are small. But as she lowers her walls, the shadows of her past close in�and she�ll have to decide whether to risk everything to preserve the family she never thought she could have.

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