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Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief novels are rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles lost and won, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception . The New York Times bestseller A Conspiracy of Kings won the Los Angeles Times Book Award and is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and George R. R. Martin. After an attempted assassination and kidnapping, Sophos, heir to the throne of Sounis, disappears. Those who care for him—including the thief Eugenides and the Queen of Eddis—are left to wonder if he is alive and if they will ever see him again. The Queen’s Thief novels have been praised by writers, critics, reviewers, and fans and have been honored with glowing reviews, “best of” citations, and numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Newbery Honor, the Andre Norton Award shortlist, and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. This edition of A Conspiracy of Kings includes a conversation between bestselling author Leigh Bardugo and Megan Whalen Turner, an introduction to the characters from the world of the Queen’s Thief, a map of the world of the Queen’s Thief, and an exclusive teaser to Thick as Thieves . Winner of the LA Times Book Award A New York Times Bestseller A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book A School Library Journal Best Book “The Queen’s Thief books awe and inspire me. They have the feel of a secret, discovered history of real but forgotten lands. The plot-craft is peerless, the revelations stunning, and the characters flawed, cunning, heartbreaking, exceptional. Megan Whalen Turner’s books have a permanent spot on my favorites shelf, with space waiting for more books to come.”—Laini Taylor, New York Times -bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone novels and Strange the Dreamer \"Unforgettable characters, plot twists that will make your head spin, a world rendered in elegant detail—you will fall in love with every page of these stories. Megan Whalen Turner writes vivid, immersive, heartbreaking fantasy that will leave you desperate to return to Attolia again and again.\"—Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times -bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom “Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put down.”—Holly Black, award-winning and New York Times -bestselling author of the Modern Faerie Tale series and The Darkest Part of the Forest “Romance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writing.”—Cassandra Clare, award-winning and New York Times -bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments and Lady Midnight “The world Turner creates is so tangible that not only do I believe in its characters, I almost believe in its gods.”—Kristin Cashore, awa","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780062642998","publication_date":"20170228","publisher":"HarperCollins","slug":"a-conspiracy-of-kings","subtitle":"","title":"A Conspiracy of Kings"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"YAF019030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Epic YA Fantasy","score":0.804,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF019040","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Historical YA Fantasy","score":0.7977,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF024020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Historical YA - Ancient Worlds","score":0.795,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"YAF019030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Epic YA Fantasy","score":0.804,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF019040","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Historical YA Fantasy","score":0.7977,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF024020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Historical YA - Ancient Worlds","score":0.795,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"YAF001000","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Adventure","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF019000","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Fantasy","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF019030","confidence_band":"high","label":"Epic YA Fantasy","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF019060","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Fantasy Romance","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF022000","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Stories About Girls & Women","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF030000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Myths & Legends for Teens","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF036000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Literary YA","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF049000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Politics & Government for Teens","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Epic YA Fantasy","score":0.804,"slug":"epic-ya-fantasy"},{"label":"Historical YA Fantasy","score":0.7977,"slug":"historical-ya-fantasy"},{"label":"Historical YA - Ancient Worlds","score":0.795,"slug":"historical-ya-ancient-worlds"}],"reader_fit":["Readers who enjoy Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, or George R. 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