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Title: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner ISBN: 0-14-038834-6 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.49 (77 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Thief, an excellent book
Comment: The Thief is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Gen, a common thief, brags in a wine shop that he could steal the king's seal ring. When he steals the ring he is arrested. The Magus, the king of Sounis' scholar, tells him that if he steals a stone and gives it to the king of Sounis he will be released. Who ever possesses the stone is the rightful ruler of Eddis, the neighboring kingdom. Eddis is high in the mountains. It controls the only pass from Sounis to Attolia. So if Sounis controls Eddis he can send an army through Eddis to conquer Attolia. Gen, the Magus, and 3 others spend many days crossing Eddis into Attolia for Gen to steal the stone. When they reach their destination, the river miraculously drains out leaving an opening in the cliff. Gen has 3 nights to recover the stone. At the end of each night the temple fills up with water and on the third night Gen steals the stone which is Hamiathes' gift. Chased by Attolian soldiers at every turn they make their way to Eddis. In Eddis there is a surprise ending. I highly recommend this great book. By Mason, age 10.
Rating: 5
Summary: EXCELLENT
Comment: I'd never heard of THE THIEF or Megan Whalen Turner up until about two months ago, and now I can't understand why not, since I consider myself to be a connosu--okay, well, I can't spell that word. Anyway, my point is that this is book is really 100% awesome, and I don't know how I could not have heard of it earlier. THE THIEF is definitely one of the best books I've ever read, right up there with THE GOLDEN COMPASS and PRIDE & PREJUDICE, and I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone old enough to enjoy an excellent story.
It starts out with the thief Gen imprisioned in the dungeouns of Sounis, all as a result of his rash boast of being able to "steal anything." However, he doesn't stay there for all that long before being released by non other than the King's magus. The King of Sounis desperately wants a certain something, and Gen is the only person who would be able to get it, thus doing what many have attempted, but none achieved.
That, my friends, is all which I can honorably disclose without letting too much of the cat out of the bag, and you will simply have to read this book for yourself to know how everything turns out. I guarentee you will be quite surprised, as I was, since in this single book Turner proves to be qute adept at twisting plots.
Happy reading!
Rating: 3
Summary: A great read!
Comment: A thief who is in prison gets offered a special job that only a thief can handle, the reward is freedom. He goes on an adventure with some new companions and the rest is for you to find out!
I reccomend this book to young adults and kids who like action, mythology, and fantasy.
A great read!
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Title: The Queen of Attolia by Megan W. Turner ISBN: 0380733048 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 09 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer ISBN: 0140376410 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw, McGraw ISBN: 068982033X Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer ISBN: 0689852223 Publisher: Atheneum Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer ISBN: 0140386351 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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