Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel
An Instant USA Today& Indie Bestseller
An Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022
A Vulture Best Fantasy Novel of 2022
An NPR Best Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction Book of 2022
A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee
From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure.
This isn''t the kind of fairy tale where the princess marries a prince.
It''s the one where she kills him.
Marra - 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
