Return of the Thief

The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion to the New York Timesbestselling Queens Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner.The epic novels set in the world of the Queens Thief can be read in any order.This beloved and award-winning series began with the acclaimed novel The Thief. It and four more stand-alone volumes bring to life a world of epics, myths, and legends, and feature one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. Now more powerful and cunning than ever before, Eugenides must navigate a perilous future in this sweeping conclusion. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and Sarah J. Maas.Neither accepted nor beloved, Eugenides is the uneasy linchpin of a truce on the Lesser Peninsula, where he has risen to be high king of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis. As the treacherous Baron Erondites schemes anew and a prophecy appears to foretell the death of the king, the ruthless Mede empire prepares to strike.The New York Timesbestselling Queens Thief novels are rich with political machinations, divine intervention, dangerous journeys, battles lost and won, power, passion, and deception. Features a cast list of the characters in the Queens Thief novels, as well as two mapsa map of the world of the Queens Thief, and a map exclusive to this edition.The Queens 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 Turners 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 andStrange the Dreamer"Unforgettable characters, plot twists that will make your head spin, a world rendered in elegant detailyou 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, #1New York Times-bestselling author ofSix of CrowsandCrooked Kingdom"Megan Whalen Turner has constructed a clever world filled with suspense and intrigue and characters that will never be forgotten. Once you dive into the world of the Queen's Thief, prepare to have your life stolen from you until you finish them all." Joelle Charbonneau,New York Times-bestselling author of the Testing trilogyMegan Whalen Turner's Queens Thief books are like the characters she creates: endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very clever.Garth Nix, New York Timesbestselling and award-winning author of the Old Kingdom, Keys to the Kingdom, and Seventh Tower seriesWith the stability of three nations and his life on the line, can one thiefs cunning outmaneuver the will of the gods?Ancient World Fantasy: Return to a realm of epics, myths, and legends inspired by the ancient Mediterranean, where gods meddle in the lives of kings and empires clash.A Prophecy of Doom: As the ruthless Mede empire musters its armies, a prophecy foretells the kings death, threatening to shatter a fragile peace before it can truly begin.Scheming Nobles: The treacherous Baron Erondites is not the only one with ambitions, and Eugenides must navigate a court where every smile may hide a dagger.Character-Driven Fantasy: Twenty years in the making, the unforgettable finale brings the journey of the alluring and incorrigible thief Eugenides to its end.