The+Thief(AF)

Review by Amos Frank The main characters are Gen (Eugenides), The magnus, Sophos, Ambiades, and Pol. Gen is the hero because the story revolves around his attempt to steal an item for The magnus. Gen is short for Eugenides, which is the name of the god of thieves. Gen lives up to his name, because he is always stealing things. However, if you get over all of his stealing, Gen also seems pretty honest. The magnus is a character that changes through the story. At the beginning, The magnus seems evil. However, as the story progresses, he becomes nicer and nicer. Sophos is a not a hero, but he is not evil. He seems to like Ambiades for reasons that escape Gen. Sophos is also friendly to Gen. Ambiades is an antagonist for two reasons. One is that he is always beating up Gen. The other you will have to read the book to find out. Ambiades seems to have a taste for violence. Not only does he beat up Gen, but he also likes to beat up Sophos when they fence each other. Pol seems nice enough. He is very quiet and is very protective of Sophos for reasons that will be revealed later in the book. The story takes place in Sounis, Eddis, Attolia, and the Sacred Temple. Sounis seems to be on the southern tip of the land. Sounis is the most powerful among the three kingdoms. That is because the king routinely raises taxes to spend on his army. He uses the army to attack neighbors for more money. Then, he spends this money to further strengthen his army. Eddis is a kingdom sandwiched in between Sounis and Attolia. Eddis tries to keep peace between the two other kingdoms. This is because if the two kingdoms attack each other, Eddis inevitably will be caught up in a war. An interesting fact is that Eddis makes the best beds out of the three kingdoms. Attolia and Sounis usually import their beds from Eddis. Attolia is just north of Eddis on the map. Their major exports are olives and figs. Attolia has much more greenery than Sounis. The Sacred Temple is in Attolia. Inside the Temple is a maze. The maze is scattered with skeletons of people who have died there. As well as various treasures, the item Gen is looking for is inside the Temple. Most of the year, the Temple is flooded with water. But on four days a year, the flood recedes. That is how people get a chance to steal the item. In The Thief, the story starts with Gen in the King's Prison in Sounis, contemplating how long he has been there, and how he got there. Then, one night, The magnus takes Gen out of his cell and tells Gen there is something The magnus wants him to steal. As a desperate attempt to get out of prison, Gen agrees to steal the thing despite the fact that he doesn't even know what it is. Now, the real adventure begins.
 * The Thief, **** By: Megan Turner **
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Gen, The magnus, Sophos (Dubbed Useless the Younger), Ambiades (Dubbed Useless the Elder) and Pol set off to Attolia to get the item. On the trip, Gen and The magnus start to feel better about each other by sharing stories with the rest of the group. Also, we learn that Gen is supposed to steal a very valuable stone. However, the stone’s value is not intrinsic, but political. If Sounis gets the stone, they will be able to pass through Eddis to invade Attolia. The reason Sounis wants to invade Attolia is because in the distant past, Attolia helped foreign invaders take over Sounis. After a while in foreign control, the natives seized back Sounis. From The magnus, Gen learns that there are four days a year when the Sacred Temple is not flooded with water. This will be their only chance to get the stone. They get there on day two. Will Gen get the stone? Or will the others who wish to have it for their own purposes get it? Read __The Thief__ to find out! I would recommend __The Thief__ to anyone who likes fantasy. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate it 9. It is a good read and has some words that you might need to look up to understand. This is a good thing to help expand your vocabulary. However, if you like books with a lot of action, you will not like this book as much. This book focuses on describing a foreign place, their culture and their religion, not on actual fighting between different people. It aims at sixth to ninth graders in terms of reading difficulty. In conclusion, if you like fantasy fiction, but not too much action, then this is the book for you.
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