Fairest

Aza lives in the Kingdom of Ayortha, a land where nearly everyone sings. She is plain by the standards of her people, and many turn away from her or laugh at her, so she avoids mirrors and stays out of sight whenever she can.

What Aza does have is a voice that can do almost anything. No fairy gave it to her, and everyone who hears it falls under its spell. At Ontio Castle, the merry Prince Ijori is drawn to her singing, while vain Queen Ivi sees a tool she can use for her own purposes.

Ivi will do whatever it takes to stay the fairest in the land. The fairy Lucinda, who has handed out a troublesome gift before, has now produced a magical mirror, and it lands in Aza's hands with disastrous results.

This is a retelling of the fairy tale Snow White, told as a fantasy with a young heroine at its center. It sets a girl who shrinks from being seen against a queen obsessed with her own looks, and the pull of Aza's voice drives the conflict between them.