I love Twit­ter because yes­ter­day after­noon, I learned some­thing great. I just learned from @Shayera that Megan Whalen Turner has a new book com­ing out called, A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS, that is ten­ta­tively sched­uled for March 23, 2010. Fans of Eugenides can now rejoice! We have another book in the saga. You can click here to see a screen­cap of the cover and syn­op­sis and pre­order your copy of the book here from Ama­zon. Didn’t see the book listed at BN. My brief com­men­tary about the series is below the cut.

For those unfa­mil­iar with Turner, her first book in the series is The Thief, which fea­tures Eugenides, a thief from Eddis who is asked to obtain a myth­i­cal gift in the first book. In the sec­ond book, Eugenides decides to toy with the Queen of Atto­lia and she metes out her revenge in the old fash­ioned way. In the last book, The King of Atto­lia, well, the title is self-explanatory. What I like about Eugenides is that he is unas­sum­ing and likes to appear the fool but he is far from it. The sto­ries are richly lay­ered and com­plex. There is plenty of polit­i­cal intrigue and sus­pense. The story also gen­er­ates a unex­pect­edly, sweet and quiet romance.

The author made men­tion that the sto­ries take place in a fic­tional recre­ation of Greece. How best to describe these books? Try his­tor­i­cal fan­tasy with just a touch of magic. Although the books are labeled YA, rest assured that they can be enjoyed by adults. The sto­ries get more and more com­plex as it goes along. Many fans have been antic­i­pat­ing a new story with Eugenides and his Queen. It will be nice to catch up with him and see what new adven­ture the author has set for him in A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS. What are your favorite titles in the series? And if you had to rank them? My favorite? Eh, hard to say. I loved them all. Thanks for your com­ments in advance.