Using magic to control the golems he has raised, the legendary Sleeping Prince has woken, killed King Merek, and taken Lormere, and many of its people are refugees, including Errin and her sick mother--but there are those who oppose the Prince, and Errin, a skilled apothecary, may hold the key to ending his power.
A brave princess goes on an epic quest. Surviving the terrible dangers of a forest that no man is brave enough to enter she reaches an enchanted castle with a sleeping prince... Based on an old Spanish folktale - this is an entertaining and inspiring tale about how the stories you tell about yourself can change your life. Illustrations: Full colour throughout
Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she's engaged to the prince, Twylla isn't exactly a member of the court. She's the executioner. As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches. Each month, she's taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love a girl with murder in her veins. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to Twylla's fatal touch, avoids her company.But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose easy smile belies his deadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, he's able to look past Twylla's executioner robes and see the girl, not the Goddess. Yet Twylla's been promised to the prince, and knows what happens to people who cross the queen. However, a treasonous secret is the least of Twylla's problems. The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies, a plan that requires a stomach-churning, unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do what it takes to protect her kingdom? Or will she abandon her duty in favor of a doomed love?
In Lormere the queen is stirring up war and has unleashed the sinister Bringer. Betrayed by the one she loves, Twylla is in self-imposed exile. But for how long? The people need a leader. They need something to believe in - whether it's true or not.
Here are eight forgotten fairy tales, with heroines who are not quiet and passive, but adventurous, intelligent and daring. Stories include a sleeping prince rescued by a princess, sisters who fight a goblin to rescue a bear, and a young girl who outwits a giant to save her family. A collection of feminist fairytales, forgotten over history, for the modern reader. Perfect for fans of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Jessie Burton's The Restless Girls and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Way Past Winter. Featuring gorgeous illustrations in a beautiful hardback edition, this is a perfect Christmas gift.
While a kiss to the lips is not enough to wake the bespelled Prince Auroros in this reimagining of "Sleeping Beauty," a special, most intimate kiss by Prince Philip – who has come to the sleeping prince seeking a husband – rouses Auroros for their first exchange of passion.
Prince Kyanite is a human living in a world where vampires exist. One day, he is slain by the Tenth Vampire Prince. Supposedly, that’s how his story should’ve ended in the animation titled: The Tragedy of a Human Prince. Coincidentally, his death scene crossed the same time, day, and place when the gold-medalist Olympic swimmer, Lazuli Savelli, drowns and dies. As if by fate, she discovers herself reborn in the male body of Prince Kyanite, thus, downright altering the tragic ending of the animation. Puzzled and upset about these new and strange events in her life, Lazuli, as the new Prince Kyanite, explores this unfamiliar world where she, eventually, gets entangled in situations involving the very slayer of her character—Prince Chalcedony! Now, the only way to escape another tragedy she thought of was to get into the good graces of the beautiful and powerful Vampire Prince. However, the big question is: how will Lazuli do that when she knows nothing about the original Human Prince?