The King of Attolia by Megan Whelan Turner - ESSENTIAL

Turner, Megan Whelan The King of Attolia, pgs.387 Harper Collins-Eos.

Language~PG, Sexual Content~G; Violence~PG;

MS, HS –ESSENTIAL

Eugenides has surprised all of Attolia and Eddis and has married the woman who cut off his hand, becoming Attolia’s supreme ruler. The young thief faces ruling a country that doesn’t respect or like him. Regardless of the title most of the story is told from the perspective of a young member of the Queen’s guard, Cortis. You meet Cortis as he is awaiting punishment for assaulting the King. As his punishment, instead of the death he fears, Cortis is assigned to be the King’s personal guard. Through his eyes we come to know the role that Eugendies fills in the Queen’s court and also the resentment of the guard and its leaders toward the would be king.

Readers will become impossibly entangled in this story of castle politics and treachery. Masterfully crafted, this latest novel in Turner’s Attolia series will leave readers yearning for more when the last page is turned.

Allison Madsen~Teen Librarian-SJO Public Library