Author(s): Shannon Hale

YA Fiction

When a beautiful princess refuses to marry the prince her father has chosen, her father is furious and locks her in a tower, with her maid, where she has seven long years of solitude to think about her insolence. During their captivity, resourceful Dashti discovers that there is something far more sinister behind her princess's fears of marrying the prince, and when they do break free from the tower, they find a land laid to waste and the kingdom destroyed. They were safe in the tower, now they are at the mercy of the evil prince with a terrible secret. Thrilling, captivating, and a masterful example of storytelling at its best. This is no ordinary fairytale. The hero isn't charming, the heroine is a brat, and you certainly won't guess the ending.