The Dungeoneers

The Dungeoneers is a middle grade fantasy-adventure novel by John David Anderson. It follows Colm Candorly, a young pickpocket forced to choose between punishment and joining a guild of dungeoneers. In a quest for survival and treasure, Colm learns the value of teamwork in a world that isn't always fair. An action-packed, funny, and unexpected middle grade fantasy-adventure from the acclaimed author of Sidekicked, Colm Candorly knows the world is not a fair place. While his parents and eight sisters seem content living on a cobbler's earnings, Colm can't help but feel that everyone has the right to a more comfortable life. In an effort to help make ends meet, Colm uses his natural gift for pickpocketing to pilfer a pile of gold from the richer residents of town. His actions, however, place him under the control of Finn Argos, a mysterious man who gives Colm a choice: punishment for his thievery or membership in Thwodin's Legions, a guild of dungeoneers who live as they will. Colm joins the guild and becomes part of a family of warriors, mages, and hunters, learning to work together to survive and possibly find treasure.