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Return of the Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
A wonderful finale
One of my favourites of the series. It is more character-driven than some of the others, and I loved the character of the narrator Pheris, and how his difficult life is juxtaposed with the Thief’s (Pheris haunted by the effects of the one time he turned on his tormenter versus Gen’s experience with Lader; the way they both ‘hide in plain sight’). I enjoyed learning more about he Thief’s history and motivation. The villains were more interesting too, particularly Sejanus and Ion Nomenus.
A lot of the book describes the war of the three kingdoms with the Medes. Usually I don’t enjoy long battle descriptions so much, but the twists and turns and betrayals added interest, and the account of the Thief and Pheris in the Medes’ camp was riveting, particularly the idea of Gen bearing the presence of his god. (The gods do play more of an overt role than in some of the other books.)
The resolution of the story was beautiful, and I was very happy that Pheris got to dance.
One of my favourites of the series. It is more character-driven than some of the others, and I loved the character of the narrator Pheris, and how his difficult life is juxtaposed with the Thief’s (Pheris haunted by the effects of the one time he turned on his tormenter versus Gen’s experience with Lader; the way they both ‘hide in plain sight’). I enjoyed learning more about he Thief’s history and motivation. The villains were more interesting too, particularly Sejanus and Ion Nomenus.
A lot of the book describes the war of the three kingdoms with the Medes. Usually I don’t enjoy long battle descriptions so much, but the twists and turns and betrayals added interest, and the account of the Thief and Pheris in the Medes’ camp was riveting, particularly the idea of Gen bearing the presence of his god. (The gods do play more of an overt role than in some of the other books.)
The resolution of the story was beautiful, and I was very happy that Pheris got to dance.