Ironically, his ordeal serves to enhance the “believability” of this fantasy, adding a touching note of reality.Ĭaution: Spoilers Ahead: Skip to Overall Evaluation to Avoid Spoilersīook Three, The King of Attolia, is told from an entirely different point of view, that of Costis Ormentiedes.
In this book, something very bad happens to Gen, something that makes him question his gods, but it seems the gods have long-range plans for him that unfortunately include some suffering. How heart-breaking it is when she shares her thoughts about love that she thinks she can never have. “Surrounded by people who hated or feared her, she trusted no one and told herself that she didn’t need to.” She cannot show fear or happiness or weakness she feels she needs a stone-faced mask to rule: Irene, the Queen of Attolia, is beautiful, but keeps a rigid countenance at all times and her emotions at bay. Gen often steals to help Eddis realize its political aims (his father, it should be noted, is the Minister of War), but as The Queen of Attolia begins, it is the Queen of Attolia who “steals” Eugenides himself by having him captured. The countries surround a sea, resembling the Mediterranean Sea area in ancient times. Eddis is one of frequently warring neighboring countries, which include Sounis, Attolia, and the Medean Empire. Indeed, he has been trained, and has trained himself, to steal anything and everything in service to his cousin Helen, Queen of Eddis. The saga centers on Eugenides, or Gen, named after The God of Thieves. And if I decide to do a reread before the fifth book comes out (which I undoubtedly will do just for the pleasure of it), I will begin with The Thief. I don’t think skipping it hampered my enjoyment in the least, except for having less of this endearing series to read. The Thief was even a Newbery Honor book in 1997.
It will be very hard to do, and I have to join the ranks of those heaping praise on this series.įirst I must confess I missed the first book entirely, The Thief, because I didn’t know there was a book before The Queen of Attolia. Here’s a challenge for you: try to find a negative review of this series, or even, someone who doesn’t love it.
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