The Thief Queen's Daughter

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author = Elizabeth Haydon
illustrator = Jason Chan
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language = English
series = The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme
genre = Young Adult Fantasy
publisher = Starscape
pub_date = 26 June 2007
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media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
pages = 320pp (hardcover & paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 978-0765308689 (hardcover edition)
preceded_by = The Floating Island
followed_by = The Dragon's Lair (novel)

"The Thief Queen's Daughter" is the second book in The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series by Elizabeth Haydon. It was released in July 2007.Long ago, in the Second Age of history, a young Nain explorer by the name of Ven Polypheme traveled much of the known and unknown world, recording his adventures. Recently discovered by archaeologists, a few fragments of his original journals are reproduced in this book. Great care has been taken to reconstruct the parts of the journal that did not survive, so that a whole story can be told. Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme--known as Ven--is the youngest son of a long line of famous shipwrights. He dreams not of building ships, but of sailing them to far-off lands where magic thrives. Ven gets his chance when he is chosen to direct the Inspection of his family's latest ship--and sets sail on the journey of a lifetime.

Char the cooks help on that same ship is assigned by the captain, husband of the crossroads inn hostess, to look after the Nain and uses this as an excuse to follow him every where and sharing in his adventurous life. He is Ven's best friend and shares a room with him in Hare Warren at the Inn

Saeli, a Gwadd, is naturally tiny and can speak to animals and plants. She can make flowers bloom and spring out of the ground. Clemency, more commonly known as Clem is the stewardess of mouse lodge ( the girl's dormitory) and the pastor's assistant in charge of the Spice Folk. She is also friends with Ven.Ida played a more than significant part in "The Floating Island" by closing the rover’s box. She's a skinny pick pocket with more potential then she lets out, living at the cross roads inn with more than a knack at solving the insolvable. She is known as an orphan but has a horrifying past and an even more horrifying mother. Ven, the new official reporter living at general ease takes himself and friends Clemency, Nick, Saeli, and Char, on one of his adventures to the Gated City. Saeli is kidnapped, and an unanticipated kindness shines through the grime of Ida and the whole group has a shock, an adventure, and a light at the end of the tunnel.

It is illustrated by Jason Chan, which is notable since the first book in the series was illustrated by Brett Helquist.

External links

* [http://www.elizabethhaydon.com/ The Symphony of Ages - Elizabeth Haydon]
* [http://www.venbooks.com/ The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme - Elizabeth Haydon]
* [http://www.venpolypheme.com/ Ven Polypheme Curriculum Site - Elizabeth Haydon]
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