false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255990184m/40159.jpg 40159 7 PLEASE NOTE: This description contains spoilers for the first and second books in this remarkable trilogy, THE THIEF and THE QUEEN OF ATTOLIA, and should not be read if one has not yet read those books. <p>By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making. Attolia's barons seethe with resentment, the Mede emperor is returning to the attack, and the king is surrounded by the subtle and dangerous intrigue of the Attolian court.</p> <p>When a naive young guard expresses his contempt for the king in no uncertain terms, he is dragged by Eugenides into the center of the political maelstrom. Like the king, he cannot escape the difficulties he makes for himself. Poor Costis knows he is the victim of the king's caprice, but he discovers a reluctant sympathy for Eugenides as he watches the newly crowned king struggle against his fate.</p> <p>Fans of the Newbery Honor Book <i>The Thief</i> and <i>The Queen of Attolia</i> will recognize Megan Whalen Turner's signature plot twists and turns in the third exquisitely crafted tale about Eugenides.</p> 847545 book 2006 The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, Book 3) total:1423|5:852|4:412|3:139|2:17|1:3| 1423 6362 1962 280 5 8 false false Sat Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 09:40:26 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 10:57:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 15:57:55 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 23:11:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jul 13 06:08:13 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 06:08:45 -0700 2008
No one said marriage is easy. The one between Eugenides, the spy/thief of Eddis and his sworn enemy the queen of Attolia seemed doomed from the start, a marriage of political convenience, imposed on Attolia by their rival kingdom. For how could the t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 11:11:08 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 11:08:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 19:06:29 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 15:04:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jul 23 10:14:03 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 13:26:39 -0700 2007 "Hideously," said the king, without sounding injured at all. "I am disembowled. My insides may in an instant become my outsides as I stand here before you."

I. Love. This. Book. So. Much.
Eugenides is back, and he's just as cle...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 13:12:54 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 13:25:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 10:04:39 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 10:09:38 -0800 2008 The King of Attolia continues the story of Eugenides, who, in stealing the queen, finds himself as king – a role he does not relish. All the court can see that the marriage is a political alliance, and the king is n...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:20:04 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:50:38 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 08:09:56 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 08:10:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false true Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 11:46:14 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 22:43:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 29 18:46:12 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 18:49:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 21:55:01 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:02:04 -0700 2009 aren't real. Every sentence, every conversation, every happening...is all strategic--and fully enjoyable. I got so lost in Turner's world with all her amazing characters and perfect dial...more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 08:41:52 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 08:42:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 29 11:41:11 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 08 06:29:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 10:43:12 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:04:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 19 11:03:24 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 12:56:32 -0700 2009
The story follows the twists and turns of the struggle for political pow...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 07:41:26 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 07:44:18 -0700 2009 The Queen of Attolia. The characters actually behave the same as the last book, the story is interesting, and you learn new things. I wish the middle book had been written as carefully or as well.

There certainly isn't anything surprising at this point,...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 16 15:14:06 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 15:21:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 12 05:28:30 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 05:37:44 -0700 2009 I had some misgivings about how a person ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=40159