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Science Fiction · 2023 · PG-13

Thornhedge

by T. Kingfisher

A different Sleeping Beauty. The fairy didn't curse the princess. She's protecting her.

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella! From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways. *The very special hardcover edition features a foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toad

For14+GenreScience FictionLength112 pagesRead time~3.1 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Moderate

Language

None

None

Sexual Content

None

None

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moderate

What this book is about

Toadling has been guarding Sleeping Beauty's tower for three hundred years — not to trap the princess, but to keep her from waking. A knight named Halim comes to break the curse. What he finds is a fairy who knows something terrible about the princess, and a story much darker than the fairy tale.

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Dark twist on a familiar fairy tale — the revelation is disturbing

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