The Swan Kingdom

by Zoe Marriott

Romance and adventure combine in a breathtaking reworking of a classic fairy tale.

Darkness has fallen across a kingdom far, far away. The queen is dead – killed in the forest by a terrifying beast – and her daughter, Alexandra, suspects that the new woman in her father's life is more than she seems. Exiled and betrayed, Alexandra must face magic, murder and the loss of all she holds dear in a desperate struggle against evil.

• ISBN10: 1406335533
• ISBN13: 9781406335538
• Publish Date: 7 July 2011 (first published 5 March 2007)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

This story is nearly perfect. It's a retelling of the story of the girl who has to create shirts out of nettles to transform her brothers who are transformed into swans by their evil stepmother. There were some moments when the pace suddenly changed in the storytelling and I had to backtrack to properly follow the story, but overall it was a hit.

Alexandra is a great character, her connection to the world and the earth-magic in the background is quite well drawn and I found it to be an interesting variation on the story. This is the third book I've read by this author and she has yet to disappoint.