![]() ![]() (So vivid are the geography and the details of daily life that the reader can easily believe in the existence of this imaginary landscape.) 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. “A tantalizing, suspenseful, exceptionally clever novel is set in a Mediterranean-like country called Sounis in a time when the old gods have just been supplanted. Read an extra story from this book, which is included in the paperback. Young Adult Library Services Assocatiion Best Books for Young Adults, 1997 Gen has plans of his own.Īmerican Library Association List of Notable Books, 1997 The magus has plans for his King and his country. When his bragging lands him behind bars he has one chance to win his freedom, journey to a neighboring kingdom with the magus, find a legendary stone called Hamiathes’s Gift, and steal it. When he needs something stolen, he pulls a young thief from the King's prison to do the job for him. He's not a wizard, he’s a scholar, an aging solider, not a thief. ![]() The most powerful advisor to the King of Sounis is the magus. * this ends the hidden synopsis script - */ * this controls the hidden synopsis - */ ![]()
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