Damsel

by Elana K Arnold

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*A 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book*

A dark, twisted, unforgettable fairy tale from Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of

The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been.

When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon or what horrors she faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome young man, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny of sitting on a throne beside him. It’s all like a dream, like something from a fairy tale.

As Ama follows Emory to the kingdom of Harding, however, she discovers that not all is as it seems. There is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows, and the greatest threats may not be behind her, but around her, now, and closing in.

  • ISBN10 0062742329
  • ISBN13 9780062742322
  • Publish Date 15 November 2018 (first published 2 October 2018)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 13 March 2023
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • Imprint Balzer and Bray
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English