Fairytale mythic resonance meets homey pragmatism in this utterly delightful story. ' Nettle & Bone is the kind of book that immediately feels like an old friend. In the Hugo and Nebula award-winning Kingfishers Nettle and Bone, reticent Marra is fed up with the way her kingdoms prince mistreats her sisters and seeks the help of a gravewitch so that she can get rid of him for good. Hero or not-now joined by a disgraced ex-knight, a reluctant fairy godmother, an enigmatic gravewitch and her fowl familiar-Marra might finally have the courage to save her sister, and topple a throne. Seeking help for her rescue mission, Marra is offered the tools she needs, but only if she can complete three seemingly impossible tasks:īut, as is the way in tales of princes and witches, doing the impossible is only the beginning. Kingfisher, I was blown away by this novel. CWs: physical abuse, mentions of cannibalism, violent death of a teen Dear Ms.

But her sister wasn’t so fortunate-and after years of silence, Marra is done watching her suffer at the hands of a powerful and abusive prince. Hero or notnow joined by a disgraced ex-knight, a reluctant fairy godmother, an enigmatic gravewitch and her fowl familiarMarra might finally have the courage to save her sister, and topple a throne.

This isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince.Īs the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, she escaped the traditional fate of princesses, to be married away for the sake of an uncaring throne. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure. From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T.

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