The Thief

This series, The Queen's Thief, was recommended to me by my older sister Hannah. It was her favorite series when she was in early high school. With that in mind, the story is written for a younger audience. But this doesn't take away from the story's content which is incredibly intriguing. 

The first book in the series, The Thief, starts off with Gen stuck in the King of Sounis' prison. Renowned for his abilities for thievery, the King's scholar, the Magnus, forces Gen to follow them on a journey to find a mythical item. 

Instead of the traditional fantasy time-line, this book has a very slow beginning. The majority of the story is background foundation and traveling. Mentally, I was waiting for the story to begin as far as action is concerned. Until chapter eight, the plot is relatively flat. Besides of the occasional skirmish, the story is hanging over stealing this mythical item. Even though the story has a slow beginning, the end makes the waiting worth it. In the last ten pages, the story reveals information that changes the story from the very beginning. Without a doubt, I only want to read the next books in the series because of these last pages. It would feel incomplete to not finish this story in its entirety. Not to mention that the series is still in the process of being written. Who doesn't love that?

One of the benefits of these books, is the fandom is really small. They are not well known, but that makes the author's relationship with her fans really intimate. According to Hannah, my sister, the author: Megan Whalen Turner has been known to get lunch or coffee with her fans if she's in the area. It something I'm interested in looking into. 

Becoming a new fan,
Emily