Nettle & Bone

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Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher is a gripping fantasy tale about a princess who takes an unexpected path to save her sister from a cruel prince. Teaming up with a charming mix of companions, including a witch and a strapping swordsman, she embarks on a quest filled with magic and danger. This inventive story intertwines themes of courage, sisterhood, and the power of unlikely alliances.
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Instant USA Today & Indie bestseller. Fans of Madeline Miller, Leigh Bardugo and Alix E. Harrow will love this Hugo Award-winning dark and compelling fantasy about sisterhood, impossible tasks and the price of power.

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Winner, Hugo Awards 2023, Best Novel

Shortlisted, SFWA Nebula Awards 2022, Best Novel

A dark and compelling fantasy about sisterhood, impossible tasks, and the price of power, from award-winning author T. Kingfisher

After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter—has finally realised that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself.

Seeking help from a powerful gravewitch, Marra is offered the tools to kill a prince—if she can complete three impossible tasks. But, as is the way in tales of princes, witches, and daughters, the impossible is only the beginning.

On her quest, Marra is joined by the gravewitch, a reluctant fairy godmother, a strapping former knight, and a chicken possessed by a demon. Together, the five of them intend to be the hand that closes around the throat of the prince and frees Marra's family and their kingdom from its tyrannous ruler at last.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781803360997

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 336

About the Author

T. Kingfisher is the adult fiction pseudonym of Ursula Vernon, the multi-award-winning author of Digger and Dragonbreath. Perhaps best known for her children's fiction, she is an author and illustrator based in North Carolina who has been nominated for the Ursa Major Award, the Eisner Awards, and has won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story for Jackalope Wives in 2015 and the Hugo Award for Best Novelette for The Tomato Thief in 2017. Her debut adult horror novel, The Twisted Ones, won the 2020 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel, and was followed by the critically acclaimed The Hollow Places.

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