TheThief

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/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.

'Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers' Holly Black

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. Gen has plans of his own . . .

Praise for Megan Whalen Turner

'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

Discover this timeless and highly acclaimed award-winning fantasy classic, The Thief.** 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, exceptionalMegan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy that will leave you desperate to return to Attolia again and againMegan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief books are like the characters she creates: endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very cleverRomance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writingMegan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put downTrust me. Just read it. Then read it again, because it will not be the same river twiceThe world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters, I almost believe in its godsA welcome return for a classic, vivid, and immersive fantasy. A novel of intrigue, suspense, adventure, and plenty of surpriseMentioned in the '12 Books to Help You Love Reading Again'Christmas gift guide: 'Immersive and timeless'