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The King of Attolia


They celebrated, with wine and music and dancing, a day they thought would never come. The queen’s wedding day. She sat at the window, watching the lights, listening for the music, waiting for her husband.
Who could have thought that a thief who lost a hand can still steal some things more valuable than a ring or a medallion? Eugenides may have compensated his thievery with his right hand to the Queen of Attolia, but he will still prove to himself and to the kingdoms that he is a true thief. This time he is not stealing a relic—but a queen’s heart and a kingdom. The queen will yield the sovereignty of her country to Eugenides, who has given up everything he has ever hoped for, to be her king. It is quite unbelievable that he would marry the woman who cut his right hand, yet perhaps such is the work of fate—and love.
As he begins to embrace his new life as husband to the queen and the new King of Attolia, Eugenides will make friends and enemies—and receives nothing more honorable than derision from the Attolian court and the queen’s guard. One of these individuals, however, is a very likable member of the queen’s guard who will learn to loosen the knots of Eugenides’ core. Costis will learn to watch him from his being ill-equipped with the qualities of a king to despising him less. And soon, he will find himself delving deeper into the king, who he thinks as mysterious, and its relationship with the queen. This will challenge his loyalty to his comrades, to his queen and himself. In the end, Costis will understand everything for in the middle of all the suspicious things happening in the palace, there is only one thing he knows to do—protect the King of Attolia.
 “He sounded more like himself, too, and Costis realized that what he had taken for the roughness of sleep was the king’s accent. While half asleep, he had spoken with an Eddisian accent, which was only to be expected, but Costis had never heard it before, nor had anyone he knew. Awake, the king sounded like an Attolian. It made Costis wonder what else the king could hide so well that no one even thought to look for it.”
In this third installment of “The Queen’s Thief” series, you will find a thrilling story packed with breathtaking scenes. Megan Whalen Turner knows how to delight her readers in the most unexpected way. Costis’ notion of the king is quite interesting, Eugenides’ wit against Attolia’s nobles is very fascinating, and Eugenides and Attolia’s unique romance has confirmed the king’s power to outdo the queen’s ruthless side.  The King of Attolia is not only about one powerful ruler. It is about two quick and clever couple who must learn to submit to each other’s supremacy—and weakness—to vanquish the enemies and rivals.



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