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Book Synopsis** VAULT EDITION: featuring a brand-new colourway, beautiful foil design under the jacket, and a new letter from the author **
A princess in exile. Six enchanted cranes. An unspeakable curse.
A beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers'' The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world, by the author of Spin the Dawn.
''A dazzling fairy tale full of breathtaking storytelling'' STEPHANIE GARBER
Shiori''anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs in her veins. And on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted, but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.
A sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes, and warning Shiori that she must speak of it to no one:
