Review – The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (4/5 stars)

This was a really good book. A very good young adult fantasy book. So far there are three books in this series that I have seen called “The Queen’s Thief” series. This is the first of the three.

In this book Gen is languishing in prison after bragging about stealing an important item from the king and getting caught. The King’s magus comes to promise that he will free Gen if Gen can find and steal the magus a very important item.

This book is well-written and is written in a very straight forward, easy-to-read, style. It is definitely a fantasy adventure; the world the story is set in will remind of the middle ages a little bit with the exception of some additional bits of technology thrown in (guns, clocks, etc). This book is just a good book until you get to the end. The twists thrown at the reader at the end of the book are very well done and make this an exceptional book.

I was disappointed when the book ended…I really want to read more about Gen’s adventures. Luckily there are two more books out there that I can read!