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Winterspell
Claire Legrand
In a kingdom perpetually trapped in a magical, biting winter, Princess Anya faces a grim destiny: a deadly curse that claims the life of a royal daughter each year on her seventeenth birthday. Anya, nearing this dreaded age, refuses to succumb passively to the fate that befell her sisters. Instead, she channels her fear into fierce resolve, training herself as a warrior to actively defy the ancient magic. Her quest for survival leads her into a forbidden, frozen forest, a place whispered to hold the secrets to the curse and potentially its undoing. There, she encounters enigmatic figures and the remnants of forgotten lore that may offer a chance to break the cycle of death. The novel delves into themes of courage in the face of overwhelming despair, the enduring power of sisterhood, and the defiance of predetermined fates. Anya's journey is one of self-discovery as she grapples with her own strength and confronts the dark magic intertwined with her kingdom's history. "Winterspell" is compelling for its atmospheric, desolate setting, its reimagining of classic fairy tale elements with a modern, feminist sensibility, and the suspenseful unfolding of a race against time to uncover forbidden truths and save herself and her lineage from eternal winter and death.
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Tomes & Tales
$12.95
1 copy
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pages
464
Format
PAPERBACK
ISBN-13
9781442465985
ISBN-10
1442465980
Language
English
Published
2014-09-30
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