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Nettle & Bone

Pages
257
Published
2022
Language
English

Synopsis

Marra, a quiet, convent-raised daughter, has watched her sisters suffer under an abusive prince for too long. Realizing no one else will act, she seeks out a powerful gravewitch for help. To kill the prince, Marra must complete three impossible tasks, gathering an unlikely band of allies along the way. This motley crew sets out to free Marra's family and their kingdom from tyranny.

About the author

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T. Kingfisher

T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of Ursula Vernon, an author from North Carolina. In another life, she writes children's books and weird comics. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy and the Eisner, and has won the Hugo, Sequoyah, Nebula, Alfie, WSFA, Coyotl and Ursa Major awards, as well as a half-dozen Junior Library Guild selections. This is the name she uses when writing things for grown-ups. Her work includes multiple fairy-tale retellings and odd little stories about...

Characters

MarraProtagonist
Prince VorlingAntagonist

The abusive prince of the Northern Kingdom who Marra sets out to kill after he mistreats her sisters.

Dust-wifeSupporting
FenrisSupporting

A knight Marra and the Dust-wife free from a goblin market; joins the quest and falls in love with Marra.

Agnes (Nettle & Bone)Supporting

A fairy godmother whose blessings tend to go wrong and whose curses are more reliable; joins Marra's quest.

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