A Newbery Honor winner for her book The Thief, Megan Whalen Turner crafts mesmerizing tales of royals, scoundrels and villains. By order of the cold-hearted Queen of Attolia, thief Eugenides "Gen" has his hand chopped off while being detained inside a dank torture chamber. Afterward, mischievous Gen retains his sense of adventure, but is haunted by the loss of his hand. And when war breaks out between three neighboring countries, Gen must use his wits and smarts to survive. "...devilishly well plotted and grandly conceived." –Publishers Weekly