Driven to avenge the murder of her royal parents and reclaim their lost kingdom, the daring young heroine and would-be queen journeys to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its eveil conqueror, the Usurper. Mark Helprin's spellbing tale reveals a city veiled in snow, at once divine and deadly. Van Allsburg's stunning illustrations supply a palpable richness which captures all the exhilarating expanse of the story. 13 color illustrations.
- ISBN10 0670868434
- ISBN13 9780670868438
- Publish Date 28 November 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 May 1998
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Australia
- Imprint Viking Children's Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English