Megan Whalen Turner
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| Title | : | The Thief (The Queen's Thief #1) |
| Author | : | Megan Whalen Turner |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 280 pages |
| Published | : | December 27th 2005 by Greenwillow Books (first published October 31st 1996) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Adventure. Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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The king's scholar, the magus, believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure. To attain it for his king, he needs a skillful thief, and he selects Gen from the king's prison. The magus is interested only in the thief's abilities.What Gen is interested in is anyone's guess. Their journey toward the treasure is both dangerous and difficult, lightened only imperceptibly by the tales they tell of the old gods and goddesses.
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| Original Title: | The Thief |
| ISBN: | 0060824972 (ISBN13: 9780060824976) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://meganwhalenturner.org/books/bk_thief.html |
| Series: | The Queen's Thief #1 |
| Characters: | Eugenides, The Magus, Eddis, Sophos |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (1997), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature (2011), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1998) |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 61170 Users | 7127 ReviewsPiece Containing Books The Thief (The Queen's Thief #1)
This was another book my wife insisted that I read. It was our before-bed read aloud book last month.Reading 10-15 pages a night, the first half of the book was enjoyable, but unfolded rather slowly. I was a bit puzzled about why my wife was so enthusiastic about the book. Then, about half way through, the excitement and tempo increased a few notches, and it become a real page-turner.This is a fantasy novel, but it is not your typical swords and sorcery adventure. There are swords, and even aYes, it starts off slower than molasses. Yes, you will be perfectly misdirected by Ms Turner. Yes, you will wish to set it aside for these reasons. And all I can say is, Don't. Persevere.Because you absolutely need to read this book in order to get to the sequel, The Queen of Attolia, which is one of my fave books as well as having one of the best male protagonists of all time. Seriously, I love Gen to bits.Read this series.
I started this in the cold winter of 2017 and finished it in the harsh political climate of Trump and Brexit in February 2019. Everyone says the sequels are superb, which is the only reason I pushed on. But boy, was it tedious. 80% of it is traveling and Gen whinging about wanting three meals a day. Despite all the footwork though, I don't have a good handle on this fictional world or its culture.Here's to The Queen of Attolia stepping up its game.
Update 12/29/2018Clearly I can never get tired of Megan Whalen Turners stories and Gens refreshing petulance.Update 6/2011. Let me just say, if you feel so-so about this book (like I did), please give its sequel - The Queen of Attolia - a try. It made me forever and ever a dedicated fan of the series. I have mixed feelings about this book. I enjoyed it, but I think I spoiled the experience for myself a little bit. (view spoiler)[The reviewers like to point to a huge twist at the end of the story
What do you do when you want to gain possession of something that's nearly impossible to obtain? You hire a thief who can steal just about anything.Gen has no disillusions about his abilities as a thief. He's actually named after the god of thieves, Eugenides, as a matter of fact. While his father wanted him to be a soldier, he knew that was not the life for him. Instead, he honed his skills at stealing, until he was one of the best in the land. Too bad he did a little too much bragging about
This book seemed promising but I ended up a bit underwhelmed. I'm still planning on continuing the series since it apparently gets better!
a summary of this book in 20 words or less: first half - an obscenely long journey where literally nothing happens.second half - item stolen and it all. kicks. off.as you can tell from my quick summary, the second half of this book is where its at. if you manage to get through the most boring horse ride in fictional history, then you will be well rewarded. you will get prison escapes, hot pursuits, clever planning, and not to mention more gen. i really liked gen. my goodness, he was charming. he
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