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In the night garden

In the night garden

Fairy TalesFantasy
Pages
482
Published
2006
Language
English

Synopsis

Step into a world where stories hold hidden truths and magic is woven into every word. A lonely girl in a secret garden shares fantastical tales with a curious prince, each story a piece of her own mysterious past. Prepare for a journey through shape-shifting witches, heron kings, and living stars, where nothing is quite as it seems.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

WhimsicalDreamyMysteriousAtmospheric
Unreliable NarratorMystery Box

Genres

Fairy Tales Fantasy Folklore Literary Fiction Mythology

About the author

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Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente is an American speculative fiction writer and poet, born May 5, 1979, in Seattle, Washington. She writes fiction that blends fairy tales and myth, in a style she has termed "mythpunk," and is known for the Fairyland series, along with novels including Deathless, Palimpsest, and Space Opera.

Characters

The Lonely GirlProtagonist
The Curious PrinceSupporting
The Heron KingSupporting
The Beast PrincessSupporting
All characters in In the night garden