Another book about thieves. :) Seems like I'm reading a lot of those lately.Gen likes to think of himself as a master thief. He can steal anything. Except himself out of the king of Sounis's prison. One day, the king's magus comes to pay Gen a visit. He wants him to steal something for him. A legendary stone, said to have been dipped in the water of immortality. It is said that whomever the stone is willingly given to is the rightful king or queen of Eddis and becomes immortal. Gen agrees (not that he has a choice), and so he, the magus, Pol, and the magus's two apprentices Ambiades and Sophos head out to only the Gods (and the magus) know where.
The Thief is now one of my favorite books, up there with Harry Potter, Twilight, Eragon, and the like. One of my friends recommended it after she had read it, as well as Queen of Attolia and King of Attolia. The Thief starts out like any other book. There's a main character, a problem, a journey, etc., etc. The journey takes up more than half the book, but if you can keep up and pay attention, you'll be rewarded in the end. From p. 155 to the end, there are at least seven different major twists in the plot and surprises. You won't believe who Gen really is.
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