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10th August 2011 05:27 PM
Kerry Butters
Gollancz will launch the first in a new fantasy series for young adults late next month from US author Rae Carson. Fire and Thorns is the compelling tale of Princess Elisa, a character who has been described as a perfect blend of the ordinary and extraordinary.
Princess Elisa is a disappointment to her people. Although she bears the Godstone in her navel, a sign that she has been chosen for an act of heroism, they see her as lazy and useless and fat.
On her sixteenth birthday, she is bartered off in royal marriage and shipped away to a kingdom in turmoil, where her much-older-and extremely beautiful-husband refuses to acknowledge her as his wife.
Devastated, Elisa decides to take charge of her fate and learn what it means to bear the Godstone. As an invading army threatens to destroy her new home, and everyone at court maneuvers to take advantage of the young princess, Elisa becomes convinced that, not only is her own life in danger, the whole world needs saving.
But how can a young girl who has never ridden horseback, never played the game of politics, and never attained the love of a man save the world? Elisa can’t be sure, but she must try to uncover the Godstone’s secret history before the enemy steals the destiny nestled in her core.
About the Author:
Rae Carson has published short stories in venues such as Weird Tales Magazine and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and is a graduate of the Blue Heaven Novel Writing Workshop. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, novelist C.C. Finlay, two (reasonably) well-behaved teenage stepsons and a pair of naughty cats.
Rae quit her “toxic job” in 2004 in order to pursue her lifetime ambition of becoming an author. She joined writing workshops for sci-fi, fantasy and horror where she met her future husband and career.
Fire and Thornes is available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
Hardcover: 432 pages
Publisher: Gollancz (29 Sep 2011)
Price £18.99
ISBN-10: 0575099135
ISBN-13: 978-0575099135
Product Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4 cm
Kerry Butters
Princess Elisa is a disappointment to her people. Although she bears the Godstone in her navel, a sign that she has been chosen for an act of heroism, they see her as lazy and useless and fat.
On her sixteenth birthday, she is bartered off in royal marriage and shipped away to a kingdom in turmoil, where her much-older-and extremely beautiful-husband refuses to acknowledge her as his wife.
Devastated, Elisa decides to take charge of her fate and learn what it means to bear the Godstone. As an invading army threatens to destroy her new home, and everyone at court maneuvers to take advantage of the young princess, Elisa becomes convinced that, not only is her own life in danger, the whole world needs saving.
But how can a young girl who has never ridden horseback, never played the game of politics, and never attained the love of a man save the world? Elisa can’t be sure, but she must try to uncover the Godstone’s secret history before the enemy steals the destiny nestled in her core.
About the Author:
Rae Carson has published short stories in venues such as Weird Tales Magazine and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and is a graduate of the Blue Heaven Novel Writing Workshop. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, novelist C.C. Finlay, two (reasonably) well-behaved teenage stepsons and a pair of naughty cats.
Rae quit her “toxic job” in 2004 in order to pursue her lifetime ambition of becoming an author. She joined writing workshops for sci-fi, fantasy and horror where she met her future husband and career.
Fire and Thornes is available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
Hardcover: 432 pages
Publisher: Gollancz (29 Sep 2011)
Price £18.99
ISBN-10: 0575099135
ISBN-13: 978-0575099135
Product Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4 cm
