The Thief
Discover the world of the Queen’s Thief in this timeless and highly acclaimed award-winning fantasy classic, The Thief.
‘Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put down’ Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince
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 . . .
Praise for Megan Whalen Turner
‘The Queen’s Thief books awe and inspire me’ 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’ Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom
‘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
‘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
(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
‘Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put down’ Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince
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 . . .
Praise for Megan Whalen Turner
‘The Queen’s Thief books awe and inspire me’ 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’ Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom
‘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
‘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
(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Reviews
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
Romance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writing
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
** Praise for Megan Whalen Turner **
Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief books are like the characters she creates: endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very clever
Christmas gift guide: 'Immersive and timeless'
Mentioned in the '12 Books to Help You Love Reading Again'
A welcome return for a classic, vivid, and immersive fantasy. A novel of intrigue, suspense, adventure, and plenty of surprise
Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put down
The world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters, I almost believe in its gods
Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy that will leave you desperate to return to Attolia again and again
Trust me. Just read it. Then read it again, because it will not be the same river twice
