About the author(s)

Megan Whalen Turner is the New York Times–bestselling and award-winning author of five stand-alone novels set in the world of the Queen’s Thief. Return of the Thief marks her long-awaited conclusion to the epic and unforgettable story of the thief Eugenides—a story more than twenty years in the making. She has been awarded a Newbery Honor and a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. She has twice been a finalist for the Andre Norton Award and won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature.

Reviews

“An ebullient collection. Delightful.” - The New York Times Book Review

“An utterly delightful collection of short stories about enchantment in everyday life. Each story is a perfectly crafted, captivating little gem.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A refreshing first book, this introduces Turner as an entertaining, original storyteller with something to say.” - ALA Booklist (starred review)

“Turner employs an assortment of folk- and fairy-tale elements with freshness and ease.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Deftly told. Combines a shrewd wit with an eye for the endearingly absurd. A fine debut.” - The Horn Book

“The inventiveness and control shown here augur well for Turner’s future endeavors.” - Publishers Weekly

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