{"product_id":"the-thief-9780062642967","title":"The Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover and rediscover the world of the Queen's Thief, from the acclaimed novel\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thief\u003c\/em\u003e to the thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion, \u003cem\u003eThe Return of the Thief\u003c\/em\u003e. The epic novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief can be read in any order. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Megan Whalen Turner's entrancing and award-winning Queen's Thief novels bring to life the world of the epics. This first book in series introduces one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. 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\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003ePerfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and George R. R. Martin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugenides, the queen's thief, can steal anything--or so he says. 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. The magus thinks he has the right tool for the job, but Gen has plans of his own. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Thief\u003c\/em\u003e includes an exclusive piece by Megan Whalen Turner about her inspiration for the setting of the story, an introduction to the characters from the world of the Queen's Thief, a map of the world of the Queen's Thief, and an exclusive teaser to \u003cem\u003eThick as Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Newbery Honor Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ALA Notable Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA YALSA Best Book for Young Adults\u003cbr\u003eA Horn Book Fanfare Book\u003cbr\u003eA New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age\u003cbr\u003eA Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book\u003cbr\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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. Megan Whalen Turner's books have a permanent spot on my favorites shelf, with space waiting for more books to come.\"--Laini Taylor, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone novels and \u003cem\u003eStrange the Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unforgettable characters, plot twists that will make your head spin, a world rendered in elegant detail--you will fall in love with every page of these stories. Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy that will leave you desperate to return to Attolia again and again.\"--Leigh Bardugo, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e--bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSix of Crows\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCrooked Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In addition to its charismatic hero, this story possesses one of the most valuable treasures of all--a twinkling jewel of a surprise ending.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To miss this thief's story would be a crime.\"--\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A literary journey that enriches both its characters and readers before it is over.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tantalizing, suspenseful, exceptionally clever novel.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurner, Megan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMegan Whalen Turner is the bestselling and award-winning author of stand-alone novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief. She has been awarded a Newbery Honor and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor and won the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. She has won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature and was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award. She worked as a bookseller for seven years before she started writing. Her first book was a collection of short stories called \u003cem\u003eInstead of Three Wishes\u003c\/em\u003e. Megan Whalen Turner lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurner, Megan Whalen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMegan Whalen Turner is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/em\u003ebestselling and award-winning author of five stand-alone novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief. \u003cem\u003eReturn of the Thief \u003c\/em\u003emarks her long-awaited conclusion to the epic and unforgettable story of the thief Eugenides--a story more than twenty years in the making. 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