The Two Princesses of Bamarre

by Gail Carson Levine

Another fantasy adventure from the author of ELLA ENCHANTED. Two princesses in a kingdom of magic, evil and sorcerors. When Princess Meryl succumbs to the terrible Grey Death, can Princess Addie overcome her fears and embark on a dangerous quest to find the cure?

Princess Meryl and Princess Addie, two sisters as close as can be, are growing up in a world full of magic. When their mother dies of the terrible Grey Death, a mysterious illness for which there is no known cure, they must look after each other. Addie looks to Meryl for inspiration - her brave, lively sister, full of dreams to emulate the epic adventures of the legendary hero, Drualt. But then Meryl succumbs to the unmistakable symptoms of the Grey Death herself. Addie knows that she must go out and find a cure. She will have to face ogres, spectres, gryphons and dragons along the way. Can she really find the courage for the epic task ahead?

• ISBN10: 0060293152
• ISBN13: 9780060293154
• Publish Date: 20 March 2001
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 256
• Language: English

Reviews

[Jane]

Having read once in middle school, this book is a nostalgic classic for me. Reading it as an adult was a different flavor, what with entering the mind of a seventeen-year-old princess. I haven't done it in a while, just as I've not read a royal fiction novel since probably the last time I read this one.

[wyvernfriend]

In a land where a disease, the Grey Death, kills many there lives two sisters, princesses called Meryl and Addie. Meryl is the brave one and Addie is timid. When Meryl is stricken with the disease Addie has to overcome many obstacles, not least of which is her own timidity, to find a cure.

It does read like a fairy tale, an interesting story of honour and striving to do what is best to defeat the evil that seems unsurmountable. A story about growing up and growing into yourself.

[angelarenea9]

This is one of my all-time favorite books. It has all the aspects of a good fairy tale: Adventure, danger, love, loyalty, magic, princesses, and so much more. I have been hoping that they will make this into a movie for a long time as long as they don't destroy it like some books.