u003cpu003eu003cbu003eAn instant u003ciu003eUSA Todayu003c/iu003e & Indie bestseller u003cbru003eu003cbru003eFrom Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eThis isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince.u003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eIt's the one where she kills him.u003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eMarra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her parents’ throne. Her older sister wasn’t so fortunate though, and her royal husband is as abusive as he is powerful. From the safety of the convent, Marra wonders who will come to her sister’s rescue and put a stop to this. But after years of watching their families and kingdoms pretend all is well, Marra realizes if any hero is coming, it will have to be Marra herself.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eIf Marra can complete three impossible tasks, a witch will grant her the tools she needs. But, as is the way in stories of princes and the impossible, these tasks are only the beginning of Marra’s strange and enchanting journey to save her sister and topple a throne.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e“u003cbu003eWholly entertainingu003c/bu003e."—u003ciu003eBuzzfeedu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e“The kind of book that u003cbu003eimmediately feels like an old friendu003c/bu003e.”—Melissa Caruso, author of The Tethered Mageu003cbru003eu003cbru003e"Clever and bold-hearted . . . this rollicking feminist fairy tale is u003cbu003efilled with redemption, community and courageu003c/bu003e, its dark passages the road to a satisfyingly uplifting endgame."—Shelf Awareness, u003ciu003estarred reviewu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e“u003cbu003eA modern classicu003c/bu003e.”—Seanan McGuire, u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author of u003ciu003eEvery Heart A Doorwayu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e“Pure delight. u003cbu003eT. Kingfisher uses the bones of fairy tale to create something entirely her ownu003c/bu003e.”—Emily Tesh, author of u003ciu003eSilver in the Woodu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e“Highly recommended u003cbu003efor fans of Naomi Novik’s u003ciu003eUprootedu003c/iu003e and Helen Oyeyemi’s u003ciu003eGingerbreadu003c/iu003e.u003c/bu003e"—Booklist, u003ciu003estarred review u003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e
