#thequeen'sthief

[meganwhalenturner]

[queensandkingsofattolia]

No, the answer is no.

No, I do not have ANY self control when it comes to good lighting and anything to do with these books.

Red and gold hoard to celebrate that Return of the Thief being HERE!!!!!!!

[likewaterintodryearth]

@meganwhalenturner When you created the character Eugenides, were you influenced by the indigenous concept of heyoka? Eugenides, Thief of Eddis, heyoka-ism.... I notice there are a lot of parallels between the role of the thief and the role of the heyoka.

[queensandkingsofattolia]

RotT Thought

I simultaneously broke and healed my own heart by thinking of this, so I sang it in the QT Discord (The Geniad). Now I give it to you. 

I imagine Irene sings this at some point around or after the end of Return of the Thief. 

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Dear Eugenia, what to say to you? You have my eyes, you have his mother's name. When you came into the world you cried, And it broke my heart.

I'm dedicating every day to you. Domestic life was never quite my style. When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart, And I thought I was so smart.

You will come of age with our young nation, We'll bleed and fight for you,  We'll make it right for you.  If we lay a strong enough foundation, We'll pass it on to you, We'll give the world to you, And you'll blow us all away, someday, someday, Yeah, you'll blow us all away, someday, someday

Oh Hector, when you smile I am undone, my son. Look at my son! Pride is not the word I'm looking for. There is so much more inside me now.

Oh Hector, you outshine the morning sun, my son. When you smile! I fall apart. And I thought I was so smart.

My father wasn't around. I swear that I'll be around for you. I'll do whatever it takes. I'll make a million mistakes. I'll make the world safe and sound for you.

You will come of age with our young nation. We'll bleed and fight for you, We'll make it right for you. If we lay a strong enough foundation, We'll pass it on to you, We'll give the world to you And you'll blow us all away, Someday, someday.

Yes, you'll blow us all away, Someday, someday...

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[adaptation of the lyrics of Dear Theodosia from Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.]

[queensandkingsofattolia]

I re-read "The Thief" recently and just finished re-reading "The Queen of Attolia" and it has been YEARS since I last re-read any of the series and I am EMOTIONAL

[queensandkingsofattolia]

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF RETURN OF THE THIEF

Reading this book is an indescribable honor.

Return of the Thief is greater than anything I could ever have possibly dreamed of

10 gold cups to you @meganwhalenturner , thank you for the gift that is this book and this series

[October 6th 2020 7:30 AM]

[queensandkingsofattolia]

Sparked from a discussion on the QT Discord Server, I went looking for songs that fit the limited description we are given of the song being played during the Square Dance Scene in The King of Attolia.

This is the best one I’ve found so far! 

[queensandkingsofattolia]

I’m using 4 different apps simultaneously to talk to different people about Return of the Thief and I am Y’ALL, I AM   L I V I N G