Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher Summary
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In "Nettle & Bone," a determined woman crafts impossible tasks to defeat an abusive prince. This 2023 Hugo Award winner blends feminist fairy tales with Gaimanesque darkness, featuring a demon-possessed chicken and a curse-happy fairy godmother. What makes broken heroines the strongest?
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A Dark Fairy Tale of Sisterhood and Sacrifice
In a world where fairy godmothers exist but offer useless blessings, where bone dogs can be loyal beyond death, and where impossible tasks become possible through sheer determination, Marra's journey unfolds. The youngest princess of the Harbor Kingdom, she has spent fifteen years in a convent while her sisters suffered tragic fates in political marriages to the cruel Prince Vorling of the Northern Kingdom. When Marra discovers that her second sister Kania is trapped in an abusive marriage-just as her eldest sister Damia was before her suspicious death-she embarks on a desperate quest. What lengths would you go to in order to save someone you love? Would you weave a cloak from burning nettles with your bare hands? Would you animate a dog from cemetery bones? Marra is about to find out exactly what she's capable of when failure isn't an option.
The Princess Who Disappeared
The Horror of Royal Duty
The Impossible Tasks Begin
Strange Companions on a Dangerous Road
Breaking the Curse
Finding Freedom in Unexpected Places
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