The Thief

Queen's Thief, Book 1

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The Thief

By: Megan Whalen Turner

Narrated by: Owen Findlay

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The first book in the stunning Queen's Thief series.

Discover the world of the Queen's Thief in this timeless and highly acclaimed, award-winning fantasy classic, The Thief.

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....

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Epic Fantasy

Fantasy

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Royalty

Thief

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"Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers...impossible to put down." (Holly Black, New York Times best-selling author of The Cruel Prince)

"The Queen's Thief books awe and inspire me." (Laini Taylor, best-selling author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone novels and Strange the Dreamer)

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I keep going back and forth about this but I cannot deny that I was incredibly bored half the time. The other half I was wondering what about the story made me keep listening - until the ending when a lot of it made more sense. Still, I just didn't click with any of the characters, especially not for the first half of the book. The second half was definitely better but I'm glad I got through it. Currently listening to the 2nd book which is off to a much better start. Here's hoping!