A Conspiracy of Kings
It’s the last week of Reflections! This week we’re covering A Conspiracy of Kings, but first an update on the TaT re-read. If you're just joining us, catch up HERE.
The community wide re-read of Thick as Thieves will begin this coming Sunday, February 17th. Your section leads will be…
Chapters 1-3 (p1-85 85 pages total)* Feb. 17th - Feb. 23rd
checkers65477
Chapters 4-6 (p86-181 96 pages total)* Feb. 24th - Mar. 2nd
ninedaysaqueen
Chapters 7-10 (p182-269 88 pages total)* Mar. 3rd - Mar. 9th
starmy63/whataliethatwas
Chapters 11-13+Envoy (p270-337 68 pages total)* Mar. 10th - Mar. 16th
shadowgirlvg
*page numbers are from 2017 hardcover edition
If you would like to get ahead start, this is a good week to start reading the book.
A Conspiracy of Kings was released in March of 2010--four years after The King of Attolia. The fourth book in the series returned to the supporting character, Sophos, not seen since The Thief, and ran parallel to the timeline of The King of Attolia and after. A Conspiracy of Kings was announced along with Megan’s review of the first Hunger Games novel.
The first Queen’s Thief book to chart on the New York Times best sellers list at #6 in April of 2010, A Conspiracy of Kings received many notable awards including: the LA Times Book Award for Young Adult Literature (2010) and the Mythopoeic Award (2011, with the rest of the series). The book was also a finalist and the winner of the “undead" poll during Harper Collin’s 2011 Battle of the Kids Books.
A Conspiracy of Kings is, essentially, a bridge book, as Megan realized she could not simply summarize Sophos’s journey to becoming king and he needed his own book.
Sounis was in full swing with hundreds of members by 2010 and had an influence on the final cover, now known as the Great Mustache Debate. This was the last book to have a cover by the artist, Vince Natale.
A Conspiracy of Kings will be turning nine next month.
The "why-does-Sophos-look-like-Orlando-Bloom" cover. The paperback of this edition featured the short story, Destruction.
The new one with the pigeons.
2017 Re-read
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Please, answer the questions below to participate. If your answer is the same from previous weeks, just skip that one. Have fun!
(1)Favorite line/scene?
(2)Favorite plot twist?
(3)Favorite fanart/fanfic for this book?
(4)How did this book affect you and your life?
(5)When did you first read this particular book?
(6)What were your first impressions and did your opinions change over the years?
(7)Favorite cover/edition of this book?
(8)Did you ever read this book in a language other than English?
(9)Do you own multiple copies of this book? If so, which editions?
(10) Have you ever convinced family/friends/co-workers to read this book?
(11) Any fun stories about sharing this book?
(12) Have you lent out copies that never got returned?
(13) Have you ever listened to the audio book? Which version?
(14) What's your favorite Sounis post about this book?
(15) Any fond memories of discussing this book on Sounis?
(16) If you could choose only one word to describe this book, what word would that be?
(Bonus) Have you read Destruction? What are your opinions on it?*
*I recommend you copy/paste the questions into your comment and answer them there, but if you're have trouble with that, I’ve also elected to give them numbers.
The community wide re-read of Thick as Thieves will begin this coming Sunday, February 17th. Your section leads will be…
Chapters 1-3 (p1-85 85 pages total)* Feb. 17th - Feb. 23rd
checkers65477
Chapters 4-6 (p86-181 96 pages total)* Feb. 24th - Mar. 2nd
ninedaysaqueen
Chapters 7-10 (p182-269 88 pages total)* Mar. 3rd - Mar. 9th
starmy63/whataliethatwas
Chapters 11-13+Envoy (p270-337 68 pages total)* Mar. 10th - Mar. 16th
shadowgirlvg
*page numbers are from 2017 hardcover edition
If you would like to get ahead start, this is a good week to start reading the book.
A Conspiracy of Kings was released in March of 2010--four years after The King of Attolia. The fourth book in the series returned to the supporting character, Sophos, not seen since The Thief, and ran parallel to the timeline of The King of Attolia and after. A Conspiracy of Kings was announced along with Megan’s review of the first Hunger Games novel.
The first Queen’s Thief book to chart on the New York Times best sellers list at #6 in April of 2010, A Conspiracy of Kings received many notable awards including: the LA Times Book Award for Young Adult Literature (2010) and the Mythopoeic Award (2011, with the rest of the series). The book was also a finalist and the winner of the “undead" poll during Harper Collin’s 2011 Battle of the Kids Books.
A Conspiracy of Kings is, essentially, a bridge book, as Megan realized she could not simply summarize Sophos’s journey to becoming king and he needed his own book.
Sounis was in full swing with hundreds of members by 2010 and had an influence on the final cover, now known as the Great Mustache Debate. This was the last book to have a cover by the artist, Vince Natale.
A Conspiracy of Kings will be turning nine next month.
The "why-does-Sophos-look-like-Orlando-Bloom" cover. The paperback of this edition featured the short story, Destruction.
The new one with the pigeons.
2017 Re-read
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Please, answer the questions below to participate. If your answer is the same from previous weeks, just skip that one. Have fun!
(1)Favorite line/scene?
(2)Favorite plot twist?
(3)Favorite fanart/fanfic for this book?
(4)How did this book affect you and your life?
(5)When did you first read this particular book?
(6)What were your first impressions and did your opinions change over the years?
(7)Favorite cover/edition of this book?
(8)Did you ever read this book in a language other than English?
(9)Do you own multiple copies of this book? If so, which editions?
(10) Have you ever convinced family/friends/co-workers to read this book?
(11) Any fun stories about sharing this book?
(12) Have you lent out copies that never got returned?
(13) Have you ever listened to the audio book? Which version?
(14) What's your favorite Sounis post about this book?
(15) Any fond memories of discussing this book on Sounis?
(16) If you could choose only one word to describe this book, what word would that be?
(Bonus) Have you read Destruction? What are your opinions on it?*
*I recommend you copy/paste the questions into your comment and answer them there, but if you're have trouble with that, I’ve also elected to give them numbers.