Book eighty-two: The Queen of Attolia

The Queen of Attolia (2006/2000)
Megan Whalen Turner

Rating: 4.25/5

Even better.

Unlike the first, this is written in third person. I like the change, as we get to see more of the other characters and of course we can be even more mislead as to what is actually going on.

I love the subtly of the relationship between Attolia and Gen.



In the firelit torture chamber the executioner's sword descends--and the Eugenides--the Thief of Eddis--no longer has his clever right hand.





The Queen of Attolia sits calmly and watches the dreadful amputation behind her carefully cultivated mask of coldness, but later agonizes over what she has done to him. At the same time, she rages at herself for not hanging her captured prisoner outright.

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Finished: Tuesday 26/6