'What an amazing creation! Every time I thought I knew where it was going, I was wrong. 'This is a gem for all lovers of whimsical fantasy! - Natasha Ngan, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of Paper and Fire 'A dazzling fairy tale full of breathtaking storytelling.' - Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 9781399713917 Number of pages: 464 Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm MEDIA REVIEWS And she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to contain - no matter what it costs her. Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, as well as the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted, but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.Ī sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes, and warning Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control.
Shiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. An unspeakable curse.Ī beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers' The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world, by the author of Spin the Dawn. Waterstones Exclusive Edition with sprayed edgeĪ princess in exile.
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