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)
zlib_text: **The Thief**
  
   **Megan Whalen Turner**
  
  ![](Images/image00116.jpeg)
  
  For Sandy Passarelli
  
  **Contents**
  
  Chapter One
  
  I DIDN’T KNOW HOW LONG I had been in the…
  
  Chapter Two
  
  TWO GUARDS CAME FOR ME late the next morning, and…
  
  Chapter Three
  
  I WOKE IN THE MORNING in one of the inn’s…
  
  Chapter Four
  
  WE STOPPED AGAIN EARLY IN the evening. Earlier than the…
  
  Chapter Five
  
  Earth was alone. She had no companion. So she took…
  
  Chapter Six
  
  IN THE MORNING WE ATE the last of the food…
  
  Chapter Seven
  
  GOOD FEELINGS PERSISTED BETWEEN MYSELF and the magus until the…
  
  Chapter Eight
  
  “WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL nearly midnight,” said the magus.
  
  Chapter Nine
  
  I SLEPT THROUGH THE DAY with sunlight and blue sky…
  
  Chapter Ten
  
  WHEN I WOKE, THE SUN was up and the day…
  
  Chapter Eleven
  
  I HEARD THE TUMBLERS CLICKING as the guards unlocked my…
  
  Chapter Twelve
  
  THERE WAS A LEDGE ON the far side of the…
  
    
  
  About the Author
  
  Other Books by Megan Whalen Turner
  
  Credits
  
  Copyright
  
  About the Publisher
  
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