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A knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and dashing strangers in dark inns. Taking the original French legend as his starting point,The Story of Silenceis a rich, multilayered new story for today's world sure to delight fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale.Utterly enchantingPublishers WeeklyThere was once, long ago, a foolish king who decreed that women should not, and would not, inherit. Thus when a girl-child was born to Lord Cador Merlin-enchanted fighter of dragons and Earl of Cornwall he secreted her away: to be raised a boy so that the family land and honour would remain intact.That child's name was Silence.Silence must find their own place in a medieval world that is determined to place the many restrictions of gender and class upon them. With dreams of knighthood and a lonely heart to answer, Silence sets out to define themselves.Soon their silence will be ended.

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The Story of Silence

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperVoyager
      Published 18 March 2021
      ISBN-13 9780008352721
      978-0008352721
      ISBN-10 0008352720
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      Crime & Thrillers Fantasy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and dashing strangers in dark inns. Taking the original French legend as his starting point,The Story of Silenceis a rich, multilayered new story for today's world sure to delight fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale.Utterly enchantingPublishers WeeklyThere was once, long ago, a foolish king who decreed that women should not, and would not, inherit. Thus when a girl-child was born to Lord Cador Merlin-enchanted fighter of dragons and Earl of Cornwall he secreted her away: to be raised a boy so that the family land and honour would remain intact.That child's name was Silence.Silence must find their own place in a medieval world that is determined to place the many restrictions of gender and class upon them. With dreams of knighthood and a lonely heart to answer, Silence sets out to define themselves.Soon their silence will be ended.

      Trade Review

      “[Myers’] prose is utterly enchanting. Fantasy and historical fiction readers will delight in this mythical contribution to Arthuriana.”
      Publishers Weekly

      PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS WORKS BY ALEX MYERS

      “Remarkable.”
      New York Times

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