Moira's Pen: A Queen's Thief Collection

Description

Journey to the world of the Queen's Thief in this beautifully illustrated collection, featuring bestselling and award-winning author Megan Whalen Turner's charismatic and incorrigible thief, Eugenides. Discover and rediscover friends old and new, and explore the inspiration behind Megan Whalen Turner's rich and original world. A stunning and collectible volume to return to again and again. This collectible companion to the New York Times -bestselling Queen's Thief series is ideal for longtime fans, as well as readers discovering Megan Whalen Turner's epic and unforgettable world for the first time. The collection includes all of the author's previously published short fiction set in the world of the Queen's Thief, as well as never-before-published stories, vignettes and excerpts, poetry and rhymes, a guide to objects from museums around the world that inspired the author, and a very special recipe for almond cake. The kings and queens of Eddis, Attolia, and Sounis all make unforgettable appearances, as do beloved and surprising characters from throughout the series and beyond. Meet Eugenides as a young boy in "Breia's Earrings," and Irene as a young princess in "The Princess and the Pastry Chef." The six novels in the acclaimed and bestselling Queen's Thief series are rich with political machinations, divine intervention, dangerous journeys, battles lost and won, power, passion, and deception. This collectible volume features illustrations and decorations throughout, illustrated endpapers, a stunning full-color jacket with embossed foil and gold stamping, a cast list, maps, and an introduction by the author. Review: This is not the “collection of books” - It’s important to note that this isn’t a set of books. This is just one book, that has various short stories that weren’t included in the previous books from the queen’s thief series. Highly recommend the whole series, The Thief is my favorite book and the series is one I’ve read more than once even though at least one of the books in the series has made me cry every time I’ve read it. I can’t emphasize enough how much I love this series. MWT is an amazing author and wrote a fantastic book that I read as a kid and adult and has amazing political intrigue in her world that I didn’t see when I was younger and I admire as an adult. She weaves her story with subtle info that you would never guess until it’s right in front of you and you are wondering how you missed it. Review: Wraps up loose ends - Excellent collection of short stories to wrap up several threads of the Queens Thief series. I wasn’t ready for it to end after Return of the Thief, so this book was a delightful bonus.