The Thief
The first book in the Queen's Thief series
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3.9 • 9 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
I can steal anything.
''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
'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
Eugenides, 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. But Gen has plans of his own . . .
AUTHORS LOVE THE THIEF
'The Thief books awe and inspire me' Laini Taylor
'Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy' Leigh Bardugo
'Endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very clever' Garth Nix
'Romance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writing' Cassandra Clare
'The world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters, I almost believe in its gods' Kristin Cashore
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The bragging thief Gen is sprung from prison by the king in order to carry out a mission-steal the precious stone Hamiathes's Gift from an impossible hiding place. If he succeeds, he'll be rewarded. If he fails, he will be killed. If he runs away, he will be hunted down. Half prisoner, half outlaw legend, Gen goes along with the king's assistant in the risky plan. Set in a semi-Mediterranean realm of old and new gods and goddesses, this compelling adventure propels readers along through the enemy lands of Sounis, Eddis and Attolia. Gen, a beguiling narrator, is afraid of horses but not of entering a locked labyrinth; he comes from a long line of thieves but puts honor first. Turner's (Instead of Three Wishes) device of having Gen and others tell god and goddess stories around the campfire bumpily draws the reader away from the main story, yet the plot is strong enough to survive the wanderings. In addition to its charismatic hero, this story possesses one of the most valuable treasures of all-a twinkling jewel of a surprise ending . Ages 10-up.
