'The Thief' - Megan Whalen Turner

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'The king's scholar, the magus, believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure. To attain it for his king, he needs a skillful thief, and he selects Gen from the king's prison. The magus is interested only in the thief's abilities.

What Gen is interested in is anyone's guess. Their journey toward the treasure is both dangerous and difficult, lightened only imperceptibly by the tales they tell of the old gods and goddesses.' ( source)

As part of Long Awaited Reads month Ana and I read 'The Thief' by Megan Whalen Turner, the first book in 'The Queen's Thief' quartet. It was kind of lovely. And so short! Why you could read it over a few lunch breaks. *whistles innocently*

Just a note: as the author says at her website 'I'd like to think that finding out major plot points ahead of time won't ruin The Thief, but it will certainly change the experience.' We tend to get pretty into the meat of the books here at Lady Business, so please proceed with caution.

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