Journey to the world of the Queens Thief in this beautifully illustrated collection, featuring bestselling and award-winning author Megan Whalen Turners charismatic and incorrigible thief, Eugenides. Discover and rediscover friends old and new, and explore the inspiration behind Megan Whalen Turners rich and original world. A stunning and collectible volume to return to again and again. This collectible companion to the New York Timesbestselling Queens Thief series is ideal for longtime fans, as well as readers discovering Megan Whalen Turners epic and unforgettable world for the first time. The collection includes all of the authors previously published short fiction set in the world of the Queens 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 Breias Earrings, and Irene as a young princess in The Princess and the Pastry Chef. The six novels in the acclaimed and bestselling Queens 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.
