It is truly incredible, learning more about Gen and how frighteningly clever he is, even as he deals with loss, pain, and humiliation. Whereas the last book was focused on a single quest, this book broadens to focus on a war between neighboring nations and how Gen almost single handedly guides the war in his favor. This book is fun and exciting and completely unique in a way very few books are. There is something truly remarkable about these characters because not one of them clings to a stereotype and they are all so completely unique and likeable (or at least, realistic, if not likeable). The majority still focuses on Gen, but you’ll read bits and pieces of thoughts from other characters, as well. The Queen of Attolia is told in 3rd person POV, as opposed to Gen’s POV as in the first book. Turner for actually knowing what a plot twist is and doing it better than almost anyone else. It was only until I read the next book in the series that I could finally accept the plot twist. In fact, I almost completely gave up reading it after a certain plot twist near the end that I just honestly couldn’t wrap my head around. I was completely unsympathetic toward Gen, who loses something pretty significant in the beginning, and I hated how much he sulked and didn’t act like the dangerous thief he is.
Honestly, I didn’t like this book so much the first time I read it. But his greatest triumph, and his greatest loss, comes in capturing something that the Queen of Attolia thought she had sacrificed long ago.īooks for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL) and Bulletin Blue Ribbon Best of 2000 Award When Eugenides finds his small mountain country at war with Attolia, he must steal a man, he must steal a queen, he must steal peace. So Attolia waits, secure in the knowledge that the Thief will slip, that he will haunt her palace one too many times. And he taunts the Queen of Attolia, moving through her strongholds seemingly at will. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the Queen of Attolia will go to any length and accept any help that is offered.she will risk her country to execute the perfect revenge.Įugenides can steal anything. Everyone knew that Eugenides had outwitted and escaped her. When Eugenides (yoo-JEN-ə-deez), the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes's Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic.
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