The Thief: The first book in the Queen's Thief series

Author(s): Megan Whalen Turner

Teen Fiction

Eugenides, the queen's thief, can steal anything - or so he says. Then his boasting lands him in the king's prison, and his chances of escape look slim.
So when the king's magus invites him on a seemingly impossible quest to steal a legendary object and win back his freedom, Gen in no position to refuse.The magus has plans for his king and his country. Gen has plans of his own . . .

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Review: ** Praise for Megan Whalen Turner **
The Queen's Thief books awe and inspire me. They have the feel of a secret, discovered history of real but forgotten lands. The plot-craft is peerless, the revelations stunning, and the characters flawed, cunning, heartbreaking, exceptional * Laini Taylor, New York Times-bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone novels and Strange the Dreamer *
Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy that will leave you desperate to return to Attolia again and again * Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom *
Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief books are like the characters she creates: endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very clever * Garth Nix, New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of the Old Kingdom, Keys to the Kingdom, and Seventh Tower series *
Romance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writing * Cassandra Clare, award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments and Lady Midnight *
Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put down * Holly Black, award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of The Cruel Prince *
Trust me. Just read it. Then read it again, because it will not be the same river twice * Lois McMaster Bujold, acclaimed and Hugo Award-winning author of the Vorkosigan Saga, the Chalion Series, and the Sharing Knife series *
The world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters, I almost believe in its gods * Kristin Cashore, award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of the Graceling Realm series *
A welcome return for a classic, vivid, and immersive fantasy. A novel of intrigue, suspense, adventure, and plenty of surprise * Armadillo Magazine *
Mentioned in the '12 Books to Help You Love Reading Again' * The Atlantic *
Christmas gift guide: 'Immersive and timeless' * Culturefly *
An extremely entertaining adventure story, woven throughout with magical elements that are wholly in keeping with the setting. She has a natural storyteller's style, and recounts the myths with rhythm and subtlety, bringing her skilfully woven alternative history vividly to life * Crime Review *

General Fields

  • : 9781529387599
  • : Hodder & Stoughton
  • : Hodder Paperbacks
  • : 0.3
  • : 01 May 2022
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  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Megan Whalen Turner
  • : 813.5/4
  • : English
  • : Paperback