(The Queen's Thief #2)
Author: Megan Whalen Turner
Paperback, 362 pages
Published
January 24th 2006
by Greenwillow Books" Revenge
When Eugenides (yoo-JEN-ə-deez), the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes's Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. She lost face. Everyone knew that Eugenides had outwitted and escaped her. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the Queen of Attolia will go to any length and accept any help that is offered...she will risk her country to execute the perfect revenge.
...but
Eugenides can steal anything. And he taunts the Queen of Attolia, moving through her strongholds seemingly at will. So Attolia waits, secure in the knowledge that the Thief will slip, that he will haunt her palace one too many times.
...at what price?
When Eugenides finds his small mountain country at war with Attolia, he must steal a man, he must steal a queen, he must steal peace. But his greatest triumph, and his greatest loss, comes in capturing something that the Queen of Attolia thought she had sacrificed long ago...
Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL) and Bulletin Blue Ribbon Best of 2000 Award" (From Goodreads)
This book was a lot better than the first book. It starts off with Gen, (Eugenides), going around snooping through the Queen of Atollia's palace. She knows that he's there because he would leave behind little things here and there to let her know he's been there. So she plans to capture him and let him know just how ruthless the Queen of Atollia can be. Gen's life changes dramatically, but he eventually learns to accept it. The three countries Sounis, Eddis, and Attolia goes to war with each other, while the Medes lie and wait with their own agendas to try and take over all three countries.
In the beginning, I didn't really like the Queen of Attolia, I was mad at her for doing what she did to Gen, but I understood her actions, and why she did it. With her Barons not backing her up, she had to take care of everything herself to protect and defend her country. You get to see many different sides of the Queen of Attolia, her strong, intelligent side, then also her more vulnerable, emotional side, and how she became the Queen and why she is so ruthless. Gen's is still one of my favorite characters in this series! He's still the same old witty, sarcastic, brave, and self-less person, but his life has definitely changed. He becomes depressed, a little whiny, and sulky in this book, but towards the end, he learns to takes control of his life and accept it for the better.
There wasn't really any romance in this book, more about politics, war, betrayal, but you do get to see how Gen feels about the Queen of Attolia. The Queen of Eddis shows up a lot in this book, as well as Gen's father. The Queen of Eddis is intelligent, and will do anything to protect her country. With the help of her cousin Gen, he comes up with a plan to help the Queen of Eddis secure and protect their country. I love how protective Eddis is with Gen. She always listens to his reasons and never sided with anyone when there is a complaint about him. She looks to him for support. Gen is one who everyone hates at first but eventually warms up to. Even his own cousins who hates him went to war over him. =)
Overall, Turner is amazing with words. She goes into details with words when describing the different scenes in the book and brings it to life. She really shows us the depths in her characters in a way that did not happen in The Thief. The story line for this book definitely sets it up for the next book. Gen's life and adventure in the next book, I say, would be one that you wouldn't want to miss. I really enjoyed reading this book and definitely going to read the next book The King of Attolia.
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