“If I am the pawn of the gods, it is because they know me so well, not because they make my mind up for me.”
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When his small mountains country goes to war with the powerful nation of Attolia, Eugenides the thief is faced with his greatest challenge. He must steal a man, he must steal a queen, and he must steal peace.But his greatest triumph-as well as his greatest loss-can only come if he succeeds in capturing something the Queen of Attolia may have sacrificed long ago.
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Megan Whalen Turner
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“If I am the pawn of the gods, it is because they know me so well, not because they make my mind up for me.”
“I didn't think about being king,” he said, his voice hoarse. Eddis stared. “Your capacity to land yourself in a mess because you didn't think first, Eugenides, will never cease to amaze me....”