The King of Attolia

Discover 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 epic novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief can be read in any order.

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 and feature one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief novels are rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles lost and won, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and George R. R. Martin.

Eugenides, no stranger to desperate circumstances, has gotten himself into difficulties he can't get out of. Used to being treated with a certain measure of wariness, if not respect, he suffers the pranks, insults, and intrigue of the Attolian court with dwindling patience. As usual, nothing is as it appears when he rescues a hot-headed young soldier in the Palace Guard. 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.

School Library Journal Best Book
Horn Book Fanfare
ALA Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age

"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, New York Times-bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone novels and Strange the Dreamer

"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, New York Times-bestselling author of the The Grisha Trilogy and Six of Crows

"One of the most fascinating and original children's fantasies to appear in years. . . . Rarely does one see a hero as psychologically knowing and irresistibly attractive as Turner's Thief."--The Horn Book (starred review)

"A winner."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Eugenides, the former Thief of Eddis, is back and just as clever as ever."--School Library Journal (starred review)

Author: Megan Whalen Turner
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 01/24/2006
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.87w x 1.28d
ISBN: 9780060835774
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 103361 / King of Attolia


Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2005 pg. 1329
Publishers Weekly 01/16/2006 pg. 65
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2006 pg. 506 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 02/01/2006 pg. 138
Booklist 01/01/2006 pg. 86
Kliatt 01/01/2006 pg. 14
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2006 pg. 195
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2006 pg. 329 - Recommended
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 370 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2006 pg. 42
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2007 pg. 1

About the Author
Turner, Megan Whalen: -

Megan Whalen Turner is the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of five stand-alone novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief. Return of the Thief marks her long-awaited conclusion to the epic and unforgettable story of the thief Eugenides--a story more than twenty years in the making. She has been awarded a Newbery Honor and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. She has twice been a finalist for the Andre Norton Award and won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature. www.meganwhalenturner.org