Thornhedge

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Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella!

From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.

*The very special hardcover edition features a foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*

There’s a princess trapped in a tower. This isn’t her story.

Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right?

But nothing with fairies is ever simple.

Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He’s heard there’s a curse here that needs breaking, but it’s a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold…

“The way Thornhedge turns all the fairy tales inside out is a sharp-edged delight.”
–Katherine Addison, author of The Goblin Emperor

Also by T. Kingfisher
Nettle & Bone
A Sorceress Comes to Call
What Moves the Dead
What Feasts at Night
A House with Good Bones

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: T. Kingfisher
Published: 08/15/2023
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 9781250244093
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 0.80″ H x 8.10″ L x 5.20″ W

Award: 2024 Hugo Award Winner – Novella

About the Author
T. KINGFISHER writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, A Sorceress Comes to Call, What Moves the Dead, and A House with Good Bones. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children’s books. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, cats, and a yard full of toads who watch her suspiciously whenever she gardens.