Megan Whalen Turner writes young adult fantasy best known for the Queen's Thief series. The Thief introduces Gen, a talented thief released from prison to help steal a legendary object for a royal court, with the story depending heavily on what Gen chooses not to reveal. Later books such as The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia expand the setting through war, diplomacy and shifting alliances among neighbouring kingdoms. Turner's prose is precise, restrained and increasingly political, with viewpoint and hidden information central to the reading experience. Her work fits YA fantasy, political intrigue and clever adventure series where apparently simple quests become part of a much larger strategy. The Thief is the required starting point because later books depend on information Gen withholds in the first; readers of political fantasy should expect the series to become progressively more concerned with diplomacy, rulership and competing kingdoms. Read more Less
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