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The fourth novel in the Queens Thief series After an attempted assassination and kidnapping Sophos heir to the throne of Sounis disappears Those who care for him including the thief Eugenides and the Queen of Eddis are left to wonder if he is alive and if they will ever see him again

After an attempted assassination and kidnapping Sophos heir to the throne of Sounis disappears Those who care for him including the thief Eugenides and the Queen of Eddis are left to wonder if he is alive and if they will ever see him again

Sophos under the guidance of yet another tutor practices his swordplay and strategizes escape scenarios should his fathers villa come under attack How would he save his mother His sisters Himself Could he reach the horses in time Where would he go But nothing prepares him for the day armed men silent as thieves swarm the villa courtyard ready to kill to capture to kidnap Sophos the heir to the throne of Sounis disappears without a trace

In Attolia Eugenides the new and unlikely king has never stopped wondering what happened to Sophos Nor has the Queen of Eddis They send spies They pay informants They appeal to the gods But as time goes by it becomes less and less certain that they will ever see their friend alive again

Across the small peninsula battles are fought bribes are offered and conspiracies are set in motion Darkening the horizon the Mede Empire threatens always from across the sea And Sophos anonymous and alone bides his time Sophos drawing on his memories of Gen Pol the Magus and Eddis sets out on an adventure that will change all of their lives forever

Praise for Megan Whalen Turner

The Queens Thief books awe and inspire me Laini Taylor New York Timesbestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone novels and Strange the Dreamer

Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid immersive heartbreaking fantasy Leigh Bardugo 1 New York Timesbestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom

Endlessly entertaining deeply deceptive and very very clever Garth Nix New York Timesbestselling and awardwinning author of the Old Kingdom Keys to the Kingdom and Seventh Tower series

Romance intrigue mystery surprises and sheer beautiful writing Cassandra Clare awardwinning and New York Timesbestselling author of The Mortal Instruments and Lady Midnight

The world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters I almost believe in its gods Kristin Cashore awardwinning and New York Timesbestselling author of the Graceling Realm series

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