The plot-craft is peerless, the revelations stunning, and the characters flawed, cunning, heartbreaking, exceptional. They have the feel of a secret, discovered history of real but forgotten lands. 'The Queen's Thief books awe and inspire me.

The Queen's Thief novels have been praised by writers, critics, reviewers, and fans, and have been honored with glowing reviews, 'best of' citations, and numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Newbery Honor, the Andre Norton Award shortlist, and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.Ī YALSA Best Book for Young Adults A Horn Book Fanfare Book A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book A Junior Library Guild Selection The magus thinks he has the right tool for the job, but Gen has plans of his own. When his boasting lands him in prison and the king's magus invites him on a quest to steal a legendary object, he's in no position to refuse. Martin.Įugenides, the queen's thief, can steal anything-or so he says. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and George R.

The Queen's Thief novels are rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles lost and won, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception. This first book in series introduces one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. New York Times-bestselling author Megan Whalen Turner's entrancing and award-winning Queen's Thief novels bring to life the world of the epics.

The epic novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief can be read in any order. But Gen is also a survivor and a trickster-and he has ideas of his own.ĭiscover and rediscover the world of the Queen's Thief, from the acclaimed novel The Thief to the thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion, The Return of the Thief. The Magus needs the best thief in the land to help him steal it, and that thief is Gen. After months of isolation, kept sane only by his sharp intelligence, Gen is released by the King's Scholar, the Magus, who believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure. About the Book Because of his great skill at thievery, Gen lands in the King's prison.

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