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Rate this book. Buy This Book. Two orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet the "Thief Lord"; but he has secrets of his own, and soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion. Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle.

The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious character who calls himself the "Thief Lord. Prosper and Bo relish being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. And soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion. The three boys moved hesitantly down the wide center aisle, their steps ringing out on the flagstone floor.

The golden domes that arched above their heads kept their splendor hidden in the gloom, and in between the tall marble pillars that supported them the boys felt as small as insects. Instinctively, they moved closer together. I don't like churches. They're creepy. He pushed the mask back onto his face and led the way as purposefully as one of the Basilica's tourist guides.

The confessionals were tucked away in one of the side aisles. Buy the Book. Read the full extract. About the book Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city of Venice.

Share this:. Author notes. Visit Cornelia Funke's page. The Thief Lord in the news. Follow Prosper, Hornet and Bo into the star palace — if you can remember the password, that is!

A water rat scuttled away as the children felt their way along the narrow passage. It led to a canal, like many of Venice's alleys and passages. Hornet, Prosper, and Bo, however, only followed it as far as a metal door set in the windowless wall to their right. Someone had painted 'Vietato Ingresso' in clumsy letters on it — No Entry. The door had once been one of the cinema's emergency exits.

Now it was the entrance to a hiding place that only six children knew anything about. Next to the door was a cord and Prosper gave it two strong tugs. He waited for a moment and then pulled it once more. This was their sign, but it still took quite a while until something happened.

Bo stepped impatiently from one foot to the other. Finally, the door opened just a crack and a suspicious voice asked: 'Password? Hornet stepped up to the door and hissed through it. I just dragged them all the way from the Rialto market.

My arms are as long as a monkey's, so open the door! But only if Prosper doesn't tell Scipio again, like last time. Riccio was quite a scrawny boy and at least a head shorter than Prosper, although he wasn't much younger than him. Language: ENG. Book Description Condition: new. Book Description Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Book is in NEW condition. Fast Customer Service!!. Items related to The Thief Lord.

The Thief Lord. Funke, Cornelia. Publisher: Chicken House , This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. View all copies of this ISBN edition:. Synopsis About this title Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of Venice. Review : Imagine a Dickens story with a Venetian setting, and you'll have a good sense of Cornelia Funke's prizewinning novel The Thief Lord , first published in Germany in Buy New Learn more about this copy.

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