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Turner, Megan Whalen. A Conspiracy of Kings. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2010.

This is the fourth book in Turner's "Eugenideiad" as I like to call it. My non-spoilery review of the first three books (The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia) is here. Verdict: They are awesome. Verdict on this book: Awesome.

These are books that benefit from knowing as little as possible about them before one reads them, because Turner constructs books that are so perfectly structured, I am not even sure of the proper metaphor for it, but they really must be experienced. So I will only say that A Conspiracy of Kings re-introduces Sophos, who had a supporting part in The Thief, and places him at center stage. And it is awesome.

Also, I'm finally beginning to be able to appreciate Turner's humor, or maybe this book just had more of it. And she is still concerned with what people do with power, and what it does to them, and with how people choose to use it. Excellent, excellent, excellent; more please, now.

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Date: 2010-03-25 05:14 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] were_duck
I just bought The Thief because everyone and their mother has been recommending this series! I am hoping it's not as depressing as the book I just finished, but here goes.

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Date: 2010-03-25 21:10 (UTC)
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Oooh, I snagged all four books on your recommendation. The last one arrived today.

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