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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780060824976 ISBN: 0060824972 Label: HarperCollins Manufacturer: HarperCollins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: January 01, 2006 Publisher: HarperCollins Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: December 27, 2005 Studio: HarperCollins Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Great Book for Middle School BoysA re-created Greek myth and territory reminiscent of post-medieval Greece form the background and setting for this tale of political intrigue, adventure and mystery. The protagonist is a young thief of the Hermes variety--mischievous, clever without parallel, and enormously self-confident. A good proportion of the book consists of a long and richly described arduous journey, by foot and by horse, during which the thief, Gen, gets to know the Magus, who has freed him from prison for his own purposes, ... Read More Rating: - I really enjoyed this book.This book offered up an new world of fantasy that was engaging and thrilling. I can't wait to read the other books in the series. Rating:  - Not truly satisfiedThis book is very well researched and the plot is well thought out--as well as the main character, but I felt that it was lagging in some places and gave me a bad after taste. Theres a certain bleakness to this book--and I didn't like how much walking and sleeping and traveling and bathing and eating and monotonous details that took up chapter after chapter. I was shocked to find what seemed like weeks of traveling was only three days in one portion of the book. Gen is an ... Read More Rating: - In short, a perfect bookMegan Whalen Turner is one of my favorite authors. She has been since my mom procured an Advance Reader Copy of The Queen of Attolia in 2000. I devoured that book, loving every minute of it. Years later, when I began my library career, I discovered that the book was second in a series, something I had not known before. Of course, as soon as I knew about The Thief I had to read it. Published in 1996, The Thief was selected as a Newberry Honor Book in 1997 (had the winning book been different ... Read More Rating: - Well written mythology; better twist at the endHere's the deal: this is a realistic, well written fantasy with a logical, fully-fleshed world, including mythology. But the best part is the twist at the end. 
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