The Thief

The first book in the Queen's Thief series

By: Megan Whalen Turner

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Paperback | 10 May 2022 | Edition Number 1

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320 Pages

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14+

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20 x 12.5 x 2

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Discover the world of the Queen's Thief in this timeless and highly acclaimed award-winning fantasy classic, The Thief.

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 . . .

About the Author

Megan Whalen Turner is an award winning and bestselling author of six standalone novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief. Her books have been awarded the Mythopoeic Prize for Children's Literature, the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Young Adult Literature, a Newbury Honor, and a Horn Book/ Boston Globe Honor. She has twice been shortlisted for the Andre Norton Award. Satisfying for readers of all ages, Turner's books are filled with political machinations and divine intervention, friendship, fortitude and deceit. It is a testament to their staying power that fans who fell in love with The Thief in 1996 have spent twenty-five years eagerly awaiting his Return.

Turner lives (usually) on the shores of Lake Erie in the United States.

Industry Reviews

** 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

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