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Megan Whalen Turner

Megan Whalen Turner (born 1965) is an American author of fantasy fiction for young adults. She received her BA with honors in English language and literature from the University of Chicago in 1987.[1]

She is best known for her series of young adult novels primarily revolving around a character named Eugenides. Turner has no name for the series herself, but fans have coined it The Queen's Thief. The first book in the series, The Thief, won a Newbery Honor award.[2] The subsequent in the series are The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves, and Return of the Thief.[3]

She has also published a collection of short stories, Instead of Three Wishes. Additional work includes the short story, "The Baby in the Night Deposit Box," published in a collection called Firebirds, edited by Sharyn November. "The Baby in the Night Deposit Box" was selected for The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. She has also written seven uncollected short stories, "Thief!," "Eddis," "Destruction," "Knife Dance," "Wineshop," "Envoy," and "Alyta’s Missing Earring," which are set in the world of The Queen's Thief.[4]

Her husband is the cognitive scientist Mark Turner. They have three sons and live in Cleveland, Ohio.

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  • 1995 Instead of Three Wishes: Magical Short Stories
  • 2003 Firebirds (contribution)

The Queen's Thief[]

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