title: The Thief (The Queen's Thief, Book 1)
author:  Megan Whalen Turner 
description: Megan Whalen Turner has constructed a clever world filled with suspense and intrigue and characters that will never be forgotten. Once you dive into the world of the Queens Thief [books], prepare to have your life stolen from you until you finish them all. (Joelle Charbonneau, New York Times-bestselling author of the Testing trilogy)<br /><br />An exceptional adventure story. (KLIATT)
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  ## The Thief
  
  
  ## Megan Whalen Turner
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Sandy Passarelli
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter One](thiefthe_ch01.html#ch01)
  
  
  I DIDN’T KNOW HOW LONG I had been in the…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Two](thiefthe_ch02.html#ch02)
  
  
  TWO GUARDS CAME FOR ME late the next morning, and…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Three](thiefthe_ch03.html#ch03)
  
  
  I WOKE IN THE MORNING in one of the inn’s…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Four](thiefthe_ch04.html#ch04)
  
  
  WE STOPPED AGAIN EARLY IN the evening. Earlier than the…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Five](thiefthe_ch05.html#ch05)
  
  
  Earth was alone. She had no companion. So she took…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Six](thiefthe_ch06.html#ch06)
  
  
  IN THE MORNING WE ATE the last of the food…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Seven](thiefthe_ch07.html#ch07)
  
  
  GOOD FEELINGS PERSISTED BETWEEN MYSELF and the magus until the…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Eight](thiefthe_ch08.html#ch08)
  
  
  “WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL nearly midnight,” said the magus.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Nine](thiefthe_ch09.html#ch09)
  
  
  I SLEPT THROUGH 