The Thief: The first book in the Queen's Thief series

'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

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 . . .

Praise for Megan Whalen Turner

'The Queen's Thief books awe and inspire me' Laini Taylor, New York Times-bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone novels and Strange the Dreamer

'Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy' Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom

'Endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very clever' Garth Nix, New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of the Old Kingdom, Keys to the Kingdom, and Seventh Tower series

'Romance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writing' Cassandra Clare, award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments and Lady Midnight

'The world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters, I almost believe in its gods' Kristin Cashore, award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of the Graceling Realm series