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From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a dark reimagining of "Snow White" steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind
*The gorgeous hardcover edition features sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*
Healer Anja knows little of politics but much of poisons. When she is summoned to treat the mysterious illness afflicting the king's daughter, she finds herself against the clock, desperate to track down the source of the poison killing Princess Snow. But the chance discovery of a strange alternate world inside a magic mirror leads Anja to darker discoveries, including what really happened to Snow's dead sister, Rose, and why their mother seemingly went mad and cut out her heart.
Aided by a taciturn bodyguard, a narcissistic cat, and a late Renaissance understanding of the scientific method, Anja must navigate the mysteries of the mirror world before the dark queen that dwells within rises to threaten them all. T. KINGFISHER writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, Thornhedge, A Sorceress Comes to Call, What Moves the Dead, and A House with Good Bones. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, cats, and absolutely no horses.
Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher:
"Full of melancholy charm. . . . it's such a pleasure to read."-The New York Times
"T. Kingfisher's delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment. . . . a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart."-Paste
"Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."-Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn
"Kingfisher's fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what's dark is very dark, but what's good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mended."-NPR
"A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."-Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes
"Refreshing. . . . a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."-The Washington Post
"Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."-Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted
"Haunting and unusual." -Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author of the Tortall series
*The gorgeous hardcover edition features sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*
Healer Anja knows little of politics but much of poisons. When she is summoned to treat the mysterious illness afflicting the king's daughter, she finds herself against the clock, desperate to track down the source of the poison killing Princess Snow. But the chance discovery of a strange alternate world inside a magic mirror leads Anja to darker discoveries, including what really happened to Snow's dead sister, Rose, and why their mother seemingly went mad and cut out her heart.
Aided by a taciturn bodyguard, a narcissistic cat, and a late Renaissance understanding of the scientific method, Anja must navigate the mysteries of the mirror world before the dark queen that dwells within rises to threaten them all. T. KINGFISHER writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, Thornhedge, A Sorceress Comes to Call, What Moves the Dead, and A House with Good Bones. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, cats, and absolutely no horses.
Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher:
"Full of melancholy charm. . . . it's such a pleasure to read."-The New York Times
"T. Kingfisher's delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment. . . . a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart."-Paste
"Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."-Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn
"Kingfisher's fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what's dark is very dark, but what's good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mended."-NPR
"A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."-Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes
"Refreshing. . . . a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."-The Washington Post
"Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."-Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted
"Haunting and unusual." -Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author of the Tortall series
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"Jennifer Pickens narrates this darkly unique retelling of "Snow White." Anja is an expert on poisons who regularly drinks small doses of them in her quest to find cures. The king is desperate to prevent his daughter, Snow, from dying, and summons Anja to prevent it. Pickens adjusts her approach appropriately for several characters: Anja is depicted with straightforward pragmatism, a talking cat with a legato purr, and Snow with youthful breathiness. As Anja searches for the source of the poison that is killing the king's daughter, she stumbles into a hidden world in the castle's mirrors. Her enthusiasm and wonder are delightfully narrated, and so too is her horror as she learns the truth about the alternate realm and its creatures. A.K.R. � AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine"
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