A princess in exile. Six enchanted cranes. An unspeakable curse.
''A dazzling fairy tale'' STEPHANIE GARBER
''Unputdownable, sweeping'' KERRI MANISCALCO
''This book is magic!'' KRISTIN CASHORE
A beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers'' The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world.
Princess Shiori''anma has a secret: forbidden magic runs in her veins. Until she loses control on the morning of her unwanted betrothal, and is discovered by her stepmother, Raikama.
A sorcerous in her own right, Raikama banishes Shiori, transforming her brothers into cranes, and warning her that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.
But as Shiori searches for her brothers, she uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. To save her kingdom, she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the boy she fought so hard not to marry. And she must embrace the magic she''s been taught all her life to contain - no matter what it costs.
About the Author
Elizabeth Lim is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including A Forgery of Fate, Six Crimson Cranes, and Spin the Dawn. An alumna of Harvard College and the Juilliard School, she grew up in Northern California and now lives in New York with her husband and her daughters.
