The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home, 9781472112842
Paperback
A Queen’s unwanted throne sparks a madcap race for Fairyland’s crown.

The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home

$30.50

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    13 March 2017

Check Delivery Options

Summary

The Royal Race for Fairyland’s Throne

Quite by accident, September has been crowned as Queen of Fairyland - but she inherits a Kingdom in chaos.

The magic of a Dodo’s egg has brought every King, Queen, or Marquess of Fairyland back to life, each with a fair and good claim on the throne, each with their own schemes and plots and horrible, hilarious, hungry histories.

In order to make sense of it all, and to save their friend from a job she doesn’t want, A-Through-L an…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472112842
ISBN-10:1472112849
Series:Fairyland
Author:Catherynne M. Valente
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:ATOM
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:13 March 2017
Weight:340g
Dimensions:197mm x 126mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century - Time

A glorious balancing act between modernism and the Victorian fairy tale, done with heart and wisdom

Valente is making new myths right now, before our eyes. Don’t miss the show - Lev Grossman

A mad, toothsome romp of a fairy tale - full of oddments, whimsy and joy

American fantasy writing’s best kept secret - Guardian

About The Author

Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente is the New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen works of fiction and poetry, including Palimpsest, the Orphan’s Tales series, Deathless and the crowdfunded phenomenon The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. She is the winner of the Andre Norton, Tiptree, Mythopoeic, Rhysling, Lambda, Locus and Hugo awards. She has been a finalist for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. She lives on an island off the coast of Maine with a small but growing menagerie of beasts, some of which are human.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.