Deep within the palace of the Mede emperor, Kamet minds his master's business and his own. Until whispered warnings of poison and murder destroy his carefully laid plans.
When Kamet flees for his life, he leaves behind everything - his past, his identity, his meticulously crafted defences - and finds himself woefully unprepared for the journey ahead.
Pursued across rivers, wastelands, salt plains, snowcapped mountains, and storm-tossed seas, Kamet is set on regaining control of his future and protecting himself at any cost. Friendships - new and long-forgotten - beckon, lethal enemies circle, secrets accumulate, and the fragile hopes of the little kingdoms of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis hang in the balance.
Read More** Praise for Megan Whalen Turner **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 - Laini Taylor, New York Times-bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone novels and Strange the DreamerMegan 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 KingdomMegan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief books are like the characters she creates: endlessly entertaining, deeply deceptive, and very, very clever - Garth Nix, New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of the Old Kingdom, Keys to the Kingdom, and Seventh Tower seriesRomance, intrigue, mystery, surprises, and sheer beautiful writing - Cassandra Clare, award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments and Lady MidnightMegan 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 Cruel PrinceTrust me. Just read it. Then read it again, because it will not be the same river twice - Lois McMaster Bujold, acclaimed and Hugo Award-winning author of the Vorkosigan Saga, the Chalion Series, and the Sharing Knife series