Estes, Sally. Review of The Queen of Attolia.

Booklist (April 15, 2000): 1534. Favorable review with a short plot summary and some keen observations about the major characters. Recommends the book, especially for readers who liked The Thief.

Shook, Bruce Anne. Review of The Queen of Attolia. School Library Journal (May, 2000): 176-177. Short review which praises the situation and opening sequence, but feels Eugenides' infatuation with the Queen is not quite believable and that the book slows down too much as it goes on.

"Turner, Megan Whalen." In Contemporary Authors, vol. 156. Detroit: Gale, 1997. Biographical article including the author's explanation of how, after feeling like a failure in her childhood and college attempts to write stories, she tried again as an adult and succeeded. Contains commentary on her first published volume, the story collection Instead of Three Wishes.