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The Thief


“I had wanted everyone to know that I was the finest thief since mortal men were made, and I must have come close to accomplishing the goal. Huge crowds had gathered for my trial. Most of the guards in the prison had turned out to see me after my arrest, and I was endlessly chained to my bed when other prisoners were sometimes allowed the freedom and sunshine of the prison’s courtyard.”
True to its deserved outstanding literary distinction, The Thief exemplifies the elements of a real winner. With this book, my fascination for young adult fiction fantasy is reassured and further rounded up, especially when I began to travel with Eugenides or “Gen”, the queen’s thief. He can steal everything, except himself out of the king’s prison.
Young, clever and distinctively fast, this spirited character is capable of capturing the hearts and imaginations of the readers by drawing the story to the gates of exciting quests packed with adventure, mystery, enchantment, and nerve-racking encounters.
There’s something I want you to steal. Do this for me, and I’ll see that you don’t go back to prison. Fail to do this for me, and I will still make sure that you don’t go back to prison.”
With an exciting company on a mystifying quest, Gen would face one of the most perilous ultimatums of his flair as a thief. He would dare a river, unravel a labyrinth, defy the darkness, crack an obsidian door, and challenge the gods or ask the favor from some of them to steal the Hamiathes’s Gift—a precious and powerful relic that could change and determine the fate of a kingdom.
Altogether they seemed to make a likely fantasy that would fit well with my dreams during the past week. I wondered if I could have invented the cloth on Oceanus’s robe and the way it had felt, first satin cool and then velvet soft. My fingertips brushed against each other at the memory, and I looked down to see what I held in my hand. Still caught in my palm after a night in the river was the poor, plain, gray-and-white spotted stone—Hamiathes’s Gift.”
In The Thief, author Megan Whalen Turner weaves a fantastically magnificent tale that vividly depicts life at its cunning nature, royal symbols that marshal their power to keep their kingdom, interesting places that seem common but different, towering dreams of youthful individuals, and one young man’s journey through his unique and tricky life filled with unforeseen twists and turns. It’s a memorable odyssey and I really enjoyed Gen’s exploits and wit. The book is not only entertaining, it also has lessons and important messages for readers to learn—it is a masterpiece.




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