

"A finely crafted and compelling fairy-tale retelling." "A captivating adventure about power, memory, and love." "An imaginative retelling with an unforgettable heroine." New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids, 2018 Oklahoma Library Association Intermediate Sequoyah masterlist selection and that she is stronger than the Queen could have ever imagined.

And she never thought she'd have to do it alone, without speaking a single word.Īs months as years go by, Ryn learns there is more to courage than speech. She never thought she'd have to discover the secret to undoing the Queen's spell while eluding the Otherworldly forces that hunt her. Ryn thinks she freed her brothers, but she never thought the Queen would turn her brothers into swans. When Ryn's attempt to break the enchantment fails, she makes a bitter bargain: the Queen will spare her brothers' lives if Ryn remains silent for six years. Princess Andaryn's six older brothers have always been her protectors-until her father takes a new Queen, a frightening, mysterious woman who enchants the men in the royal family.
