Return of the Thief

''Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put down'' Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince 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. And only Eugenides, now more cunning than ever, can save them all . . . Praise for Megan Whalen Turner ''The Queen''s Thief books awe and inspire me'' Laini Taylor ''Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy'' Leigh Bardugo ''Endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very clever'' Garth Nix ''Romance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writing'' Cassandra Clare ''The world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters, I almost believe in its gods'' Kristin Cashore

Auteur
Megan Whalen Turner is an award winning and bestselling author of six standalone novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief. Her books have been awarded the Mythopoeic Prize for Children's Literature, the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Young Adult Literature, a Newbury Honor, and a Horn Book/Boston Globe Honor. She has twice been shortlisted for the Andre Norton Award. Satisfying for readers of all ages, Turner's books are filled with political machinations and divine intervention, friendship, fortitude and deceit. It is a testament to their staying power that fans who fell in love with The Thief in 1996 have spent twenty-five years eagerly awaiting his Return. Turner lives (usually) on the shores of Lake Erie in the United States.

Résumé
In the thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Queen's Thief series, Eugenides must use all of his cunning and power to navigate a perilous future.