City of Thieves: A Novel

From the critically acclaimed author of , The 25th Hour , and , When the Nines Roll Over , and co-creator of t, he HBO series�, Game of Thrones, , a captivating novel about war, courage, survival � and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime., During the Nazis� brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter�s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible., By turns insightful and funny, thrilling and terrifying, the , New York Times , bestseller , City of Thieves, is a gripping, cinematic World War II adventure and an intimate coming-of-age story with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.