Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner, is about a boasting thief named Eugenides, who steals the King of Sounis's seal. When he got found out, he got himself in prison. Since he was a thief of talent, the king's magus sought him out in jail, offering Gen's (which is the shorter version of his names) freedom for his services stealing Hamiathes's Gift. Whoever has this stone can control Eddis, because of some legend from a past religion in that area. This will give Sounis the power to marry the Queen of Eddis and then cross through Eddis and invade Attolia. The Magus found out from his predecessor's notes, that Hamiathes's Gift is to be found in a cleverly hidden cave in Attolia. So the Magus and Gen move through Eddis and Attolia with three companions: Sophos, the gentle-natured son of duke; Ambiades, the self-serving snob; and Pol, the captain of Sophos's father guard. Their travels are mostly filled with ancient mythology stories, Gen's moaning, and a small bit of bonding. Through much trouble, they finally manage to get the Gift. Unfortunately, pretty soon they are attacked by Attolia's soldiers and they lose the stone, supposedly in the river. Soon after that they are attacked and Ambiades (who had turned out to betray them to Attolia) and Pol end up dead. Gen is also injured. Once inside Attolia, Gen manages to free them and they run into Eddis. Then the Queen of Eddis captures them and reveals to them that Eugenides is her thief and cousin. To everyone surprise, Eugenides pulls Hamiathes's Gift out of his braid and presents it to Eddis. The reveals that Sophos is the King of Sounis's nephew and heir. Eddis then destroys Hamiathes's Gift, because of it's great power.
A main theme in this book is deception. No one is who they seem to be. Gen is Eugenides, the Queen's Thief. Sophos is heir to Sounis. Ambiades is a traitor. In this book, a main theme is deception.
I would recommend this book to my fellow classmates, because it is a great read. This author keeps the reader's attention from beginning to end. It is also interesting how the author made up a mythology based on the Greeks. I'm am also looking forward to reading more by this author. This book is great, so I would definitely recommend it to my fellow peers.
I got this picture from:
http://bellaonbooks.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/old-favorites-the-thief/
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