Return of the Thief

''Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put down'' Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel PrinceNeither accepted nor beloved, Eugenides is the uneasy linchpin of a truce on the Lesser Peninsula, where he has risen to be high king of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis.As the treacherous Baron Erondites schemes anew and a prophecy appears to foretell the death of the king, the ruthless Mede empire prepares to strike.And only Eugenides, now more cunning than ever, can save them all . . .Praise for Megan Whalen Turner ''The Queen''s Thief books awe and inspire me'' Laini Taylor''Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy'' Leigh Bardugo''Endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very clever'' Garth Nix''Romance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writing'' Cassandra Clare''The world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters, I almost believe in its gods'' Kristin Cashore