The Book of Wonder · Character
Tonker
A likely lad apprenticed to the burglar Nuth, Tommy Tonker learns to cross bare boards and creaky stairs in silence — until his master proposes a job beyond all reasonable fear.
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Also known as young Tonker, Tommy, Tommy Tonker
First appearance: probable adventure of the three literary men
As a supporting figure in The Book of Wonder, Tonker is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The likely lad apprenticed to Nuth; he is captured by the gnoles during the burglary.
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Tonker is a country woman's ambitious son, taken on by the notorious Nuth after a jeweller's reference and trained in the quiet crafts of other people's houses. His pride in the Lord Castlenorman affair and his…
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