#irene attolia

[klexos]

I inherited this country when I was only a child, Nahuseresh. I have held it. I have fought down rebellious barons. I've fought Sounis to keep the land on this side of the mountains. I have killed men and watched them hang. I've seen them tortured to keep this country safe and mine. How did you think I did this if I was a fool with cow eyes for any handsome man with gold in his purse?

― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

Finally finished this piece! It's good to be back on this website:)

#queen of attolia #queens thief #the queen's thief #hello tumblr fandom I have returned #it has been a while #i know the flowers at the bottom don't make sense just roll with it ok? #irene attolia #my art

[mothsartart]

i’m playing around with a new style rather than writing my midterm

#irene attolia #qoa #qt #megan whalen turner #mwt #tqt #attolia irene #queen of attolia #a friend of mine suggested this could be in qoa when irene is sneaking down to check on the thief in her dungeon #love #my art #irene

[emilybeemartin]

Mother why does the River not rise

It is not the River's time

-Thick as Thieves

Irene Attolia, the Queen's Thief, Megan Whalen Turner

#the river knows its time #<literally wearing this shirt right now #the queens thief #megan whalen turner #irene attolia #thick as thieves

[ihamtmus]

Kiss (Your Queen)

I tried adding certain Symbolic Elements (and removing other elements such as A Hand) to match the characters and the theme of the series more.

I started working on this more than 2 years ago and then stopped because I couldn’t get it right, and also didn’t feel like drawing the patterns on the clothes haha 😆

I remembered about it during my vacation and decided to finish it quickly. I’m not 100% satisfied with it but at least it’s finished now! ☺️🌸

#queen's thief #irenides #tqt #the queens thief #megan whalen turner #irene attolia #eugenides #my art #gabi tries out new art styles #my post #i have one more qt wip i should finish it as well

[the-forest-library]

Well, I was going to wait to buy the beautiful British versions of these books, but they all aren’t going to be out until late 2024, and Book Outlet had five of them for $4 or less so here we are

#the queen's thief #megan whalen turner #the thief #the queen of attolia #the king of attolia #a conspiracy of kings #thick as thieves #return of the thief #book covers #books #booklr #reading #bookish #bibliophile #eugenides #irene attolia #book haul

[deadmomjokes]

I really don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read yet, but I absolutely have to yell about Queen of Attolia, so just scroll on by if you don't want hints and potential context-less spoilers.

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This book spoke to me and also put me in the ground. I had a lot of complex emotions while reading, and I'm pretty sure half the reason I finished so quickly (less than 24 hours!) was because I was speed-running it because I was stressed about Eugenides' wellbeing, having been in some of the same places emotionally.

Then we also have:

She is SO IMPORTANT TO ME i would die for her

On that note:

There's so many good moments, just f'n classic and I'm so normal about it I swear

Speaking of, there was this one:

And of course:

I had to scream in a pillow. My husband thinks I'm insane. I probably am.

How tf do you go from making me hate someone with every fiber of my being to cheering them on and wanting them to be with the person I wanted them dead for? It's so confusing and so good, and I'm ready to bow down and admit I will never be able write anything as glorious as that arc, because I still don't know how she did it. All hail her majesty MWT, I AM NOT WORTHY

#queen's thief #the queen's thief #queen of attolia #spoilers #megan whalen turner #eugenides #irene attolia #helen eddis

[terapsina]

Ballister: the love of my life chopped off my arm.

Eugenides: same.

Ambrosius and Irene: *shared look of heavily internalized guilt*

#nimona #the queen's thief #ballister boldheart #eugenides #ambrosius goldenloin #irene attolia #terapsina rambles #the first thing i thought about after watching nimona

[cryptidlark]

Irene of Attolia

#started sketching a figure for reference but it quickly turned into her #anyway. read the queen’s thief #irene attolia #the queen’s thief #the queen of attolia #tqt #she’s everything to me <3 #my art tag

[lilaccatholic]

Moodboard for either queens of the queens thief series? 👀

I already did Eddis, so here's Attolia! @monstrousgourmandizingcats also asked for Irene, so I hope you both enjoy!

As always, if anything needs explaining, let me know!

#aesthetic board #queue-een's thief #tqt #irene attolia #asks #and rohan will answer #answered asks #the queen's thief

[bellaroles]

Irene and Eugenides from the Queen’s thief series by Megan Whalen Turner.

I want to draw that golden cloak so…😂 Colored version of my previous doodle.

Edit; shading and some details

#gold cloak it is #eugenides #irene attolia #the queen’s thief. #the king of attolia #megan whalen turner #book fan art

[lesbianboyfriend]

thinking about. irene. irene hating helen bc her people loved her. how irene’s people love her but it’s an untouchable love that she had to wrench from them. how they don’t know to react when they are reminded that she’s just a girl. how they flinched and looked away when she was just a woman afraid for the man she loved. how gen recognized that part of her since the beginning. he saw her cruelties and he loved her and forgave her. how he saw all of who she is and loved her even more. he knew she needed relius. he knew she had to make herself hard and resolved to give her softness. he didn’t want to be king, he wanted to be her husband. whatever!

#they are literally. god. #irene attolia #gen and irene

[mothsartart]

“he took her wine, as carelessly as he had taken her country, and choked on it and died.”

#qt #mwt #attolia irene #irene attolia #queen of attolia #qoa #queens thief #the queens thief #tqt #megan whalen turner #my art #irene #repost for better colors

[tenebrius-excellium]

Hi, who would you fancast as Gen, Irene, Sophos and Helen? Also, what would you do if ROTT ever gets a movie adaptation, one depicting the war with the Mede anyway? 🙈 🥺👉👈

Hii!!!! Oh my gosh fancasting Tqt is NOT easy...

...especially since a couple fancasts have already been made that I am SO down to agree with. I hope you'll forgive me if I partly choose people that have already been named within the fandom before...?

[Insert: ARE YOU KIDDING ME YOU MADE ME CREATE WHOLE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS FOR THEM I SPENT THE ENTIRE AFTERNOON ON THIS AND I DO NOT REGRET IT]

Eugenides: Luke Pasqualino

Who else. He could pull off Young Gen, King Gen, and God Gen. I love his chill mannerisms and his cheekiness. But whoever has watched BBC's "The Musketeers" knows he can portray a dark, rash and dangerous side as well. The actor has Italian roots btw.

Irene Attolia: Irene Papas

Sadly, this awesome actress died in 2022. She was Greek and played in "The Trojan Women" as well as "Iphigenia" - so, you know, she has the ideal Greek Aristocratic face. Isn't she the perfect Attolia?

Sophos - Christian Martyn

How I found this actor, I don't know. I am not familiar with him, though he played Gilbert Blythe in "Anne with an E". Look. LOOK. Bear with me. He seems innocent, is the definition of too Nice™ and has this precious aura of childlike chaos about him. But he is also able to glow up into a warrior when necessary O_O

Helen Eddis: Nathalie Emmanuel

Okay, look. While I'm personally highly satisfied with the above casts, I know full and well that this one isn't perfect. First of all, Emmanuel is far too thin and pretty to be Eddis. They'd have to change her nose at least, if not give her a rounder body type. But she is dark-skinned, her hair is short, her smile is fun and captivating, and I think this does reflect who Eddis is to some degree. I'm sorry I didn't find anything more accurate.

To comfort you, here are some more random character casts that I found/came up with while working on the others:

King of Sounis - Jack Black

Nahuseresh - Dev Patel. Imagine the reddish beard oh my gosh

Kamet - Riz Ahmed (that one was the author's choice, I believe)

Ambiades - Austin North. Like, come on. He's gotta be the evil version of Sophos and he would be perfect.

Costis - he's honestly just that one real life Kristoff edit from Frozen. No, he's really Channing Tatum in "The Eagle". Look him up.

As for what would happen if The Queen's Thief Series got turned into a movie, I would SCREAM YELL CRY HAPPY TEARS.

They could turn the 6 books into 3 movies, I believe.

The Thief & The Queen of Attolia (the story would have to be slightly changed, e.g. older Gen and different politics, but they can really pull together the whole 125 pages of travelling to the temple into a 5min montage)

The King of Attolia & A Conspiracy of Kings (how Costis became King isn't as important, but it could serve as a sideplot/what Gen is actually contributing politically behind the facade)

Thick as Thieves and Return of the Thief (again, how Kamet came to Attolia isn't as important as the message he brought.)

The Queen's Thief reminds me much of Narnia (the world, the values, the fashion, the colors), Percy Jackson (adventure Greek setting), and Sinbad (adventure + navigating the Gods). If they ever turned that into a movie, I'D WATCH THE HECK OUT OF IT.

Thank you very much for asking!!!

#this helps to get the tqt frenzy out of my system hooooo #tqt #the queen's thief #tqt fandom #the queen's thief fandom #tqt fancast #the queen's thief fancast #ask #asks #wherethekitethought #currymanganese #eugenides #irene attolia #helen eddis #sophos sounis #costis ormentiedes #luke pasqualino #irene papas #nathalie emmanuel #christian martyn

[kilmun]

when she is a chariot with bladed wheels and a wolf and an exceedingly effective scythe and her gaze sweeps through the crowd like a reaping sickle through grain 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

#irene attolia #!!!!!! #LOVE the agricultural metaphors of all of these scythe comparisons in koa with the dry earth/sapling/new growth from qoa #you have to live with the fruits of your labour and sometimes find them unsweet! #mine #king of attolia #queen's thief

[melibemusca]

Gen got Costis super drunk for this

Karaoke night from a modern AU of The Queen’s Thief that’s been noodling around in my head since I finished Thick As Thieves. It’s Kamet-centric, but Gen looms large, in typical Gen fashion. He has a few different prosthetics; for nights out he likes to dress up as a pirate with his favorite hook.

Poor Kamet just wants to go home with his adorable idiot boyfriend, who’s going to have the worst hangover tomorrow

#the queen's thief #queen of attolia #king of attolia #thick as thieves #eugenides #irene attolia #costis ormentiedes #kamet kingnamer #kamet x costis #eugenides x irene #modern au #glory of love #karaoke #drunk shenanigans

[ardenetoile]

The Thief and The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

#queens thief #the thief #the king of attolia #irene attolia #hephestia #qt #illustration #digital art #my art