The King of Attolia
The Queen's Thief • Book 3
Narrated by Steve West
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
The king seems incompetent, reckless, and genuinely embarrassing — and that's exactly how Turner wants you to feel before she pulls the rug out.
- Great if you want: a slow hero reveal told through a skeptic's reluctant conversion
- Listening experience: deliberate, cerebral slow-burn — patience pays off enormously
- Narration: West nails Costis's dry skepticism and the layered court tension
- Skip if: you haven't read books 1–2 — the payoff requires that foundation
About This Audiobook
Eugenides, the former Thief of Eddis, has become King of Attolia through audacity and scheming, but ruling a hostile court proves far more treacherous than stealing its queen. The story unfolds largely through the eyes of Costis, a young guard who despises the new king and becomes unwillingly entangled in palace intrigue, slowly discovering that Eugenides is far more dangerous than his court jesters act suggests.
Steve West narrates the third entry in Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief series with a dry, understated wit that suits the novel's layers of misdirection perfectly. The dramatic irony relies on listeners hearing what Costis cannot yet perceive, and West calibrates that gap masterfully. At just over ten hours, the book is lean and propulsive, and the audiobook format amplifies every carefully placed reveal.
