Neither that movie nor its sequel were well received—by audiences or author—in terms of translating the source material. And I confess that I’m very curious to see if an adaptation would show any of Attolia and Gen’s infamous wedding night—inkwells, tears, and all. Conversely, Eugenides must become comfortable with his fears of stealing Attolia’s power from her, trusting that his desire for power can be balanced by her experience, and that they can successfully rule together. Megan Whalen Turner’s books have a permanent spot on my favorites shelf, with space waiting for more books to come.

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What are your burning questions about the Thief adaptation, and which moments (from the text or otherwise) can you not wait to see on-screen? She has twice been a finalist for the Andre Norton Award and won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature.Hovering over a precipice, with the divine Eugenides chiding him to go back to sleep, is as disturbing a visual for the reader as it is for poor Costis. Their accents might give them away, and if the Queen of Attolia learned why they were in her country, they would all be publicly beheaded.

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That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. Gen, a thief languishing in the royal dungeons, is summarily reclaimed by the king’s magus, who wants him to steal the unstealable: a legendary stone conferring the power of the throne of Eddis, a rival neighboring country, on its bearer. So used to being considered only as a valuable tool in his master’s employ, Kamet never considers that he as a person is important enough to risk all of this for.If there’s a way to bring the voiciness of the narrator in Fight Club, or Joe in Looper, while keeping things age-appropriate, that would be ideal. In a sly throwback to The Thief but also a reversal, Kamet discovers that the humble servant boy with whom he had become friendly in Attolia’s kitchens—who he gave a coin out of charity, who knew all about Kamet’s hopes and dreams beyond being a slave—was actually Eugenides. Traveling from Sounis to Attolia—crossing through the mountain nation of Eddis, between the two—Gen gets to know the magus’ two apprentices, Sophos (easy to blush and hopeless with a sword) and Ambiades (the poor son of a fallen noble house), and the soldier Pol (Sophos’ bodyguard).