The Thief is about a man named Gen who is imprisoned by the King because he steals the King’s seal (ring). The King’s scholar, the Magus, promises Gen’s freedom if he will go on a quest with the Magus to find and steal Hamiathes’s Gift. Hamiathes’s Gift is legendary. It supposedly grants its bearer immortality and the right to rule over the neighboring country of Eddis. Read the rest of the story and find out if the magus and Gen succeed in their dangerous quest. I thought this book was pretty good. Throughout the beginning and middle of the book, it was boring. Towards the end, it got very exciting and the book made you sit on the edge of your seat with excitement. If I could change something in this book I would change that the supporting character Pol, doesn’t die. I would probably not read the second book in this series because I’ve heard that the second book is not as great as the first one and this book didn’t hold my interest. The theme for this book was theft and quests I think this was the best choice of book I could have made because it looked like the best Newberry book out there. If I had to rate this book, I would give it a nine out of ten because it was a good book but as I said before, it was a little boring