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The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)

Megan Whalen Turner

Start date: April 2, 2012

Finish date: April 30, 2012

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Aug 14, 2024 Tien rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

This was an unexpected gem; a historical fantasy involving a group of people going on a quest with quite a number of twists at the end. Well, I knew there was something deeper at play so while I was surprised when it came out, I also wasn't surprised (if that makes any sense!)

The ages of the characters aren't quite clear cut but while it feels protagonist is quite young, he also isn't. The story is told from his perspective and he feels rather slippery to me; I just couldn't quite grasp what his ...more

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Jul 29, 2017 Lesa Divine rated it it was ok

Shelves: read-a-thon, read-it, audio-book, library, 2017, botm-selection

I just believe this story was too slow for me. Too much storytelling and not much action. I hoped for more.
Gen a thief that's arrested and is seek out by the King to steal a ancient stone from the queen of Attolia. So he journey with the Magus and his people going on this journey they come across some issues blah, blah and they they sit around telling their own version of this stone and whatnot.
I've heard from a lot of people that read this book saying part 1 is a bit slow but these rest of the ...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Natalie rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own, fantasy, for-class

Beginning was fairly slow and uneventful but once the action started it really took off and the ending was quite good. More review to follow soon.

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Jan 04, 2010 Amelia rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2012, own-a-copy, climb-that-mountain-high, young-adult, fantasy, first-book-in-series, reviewed, black, pub1990-1999

A fun, simple story, which still has some delightful twists and some depth. A thief, who had been imprisoned for a boldly announced theft gone wrong, is taken on a quest for use of his skills. It seems rote from that simple description, but Gen is no simple thief. Gen is the narrator of his adventure and he isn't exactly a reliable one.

Definitely good for kids, but also anyone who just loves a great story. ...more

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