A strange, sly retelling of hans christian andersens snow queen, by t. In her other life, she writes childrens books and weird comics and has won the nebula, hugo, alfie, sequoyah, and mythopoeic awards, as well as a halfdozen junior library guild selections. In another life, she writes childrens books and weird comics, and has won the hugo, sequoyah, and ursa major awards, as well as a halfdozen junior library guild selections. Kingfisher bluebeards castle is one of my favorite fairy tales because its so dark, and has so many possibilities when it comes to retellings. I think thats because neither rhea nor the narrator treat the horrific aspects as representative of the true shape of the world. Kingfisher is a pen name for ursula vernon when shes writing for adults. Kingfisher comes a collection of fairytale retellings for adults. The seventh bride faces horror and still gets the biscuits. Kingfisher for her more adulty books, and my reading block was cured. This was wonderful and now i want to read all of her novels. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd penname of ursula vernon. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the seventh bride.
This title was previously available on netgalley and is now archived. The seventh bride by t kingfisher book cover, description, publication history. Adult fantasy readers, make sure this is the escapism youre looking for. I discovered it last year during a selfimposed reading project to read a. Kingfisher is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors in the genre.
T kingfisher is a pseudonym for ursula vernon, a prizewinning freelance author and artist. It didnt knock my socks off or make me want to read. Kingfisher s new novel begins the tale of a murderous band of criminals and a scholar, thrown together in an attempt to unravel the secret of the clockwork boys, mechanical soldiers from a neighboring kingdom that promise ruin to the dowagers city. Npr books, on the seventh bride she knows her genre and audience well enough to perfectly walk the line between comfortingly. When gertas friend kay is stolen away by the mysterious snow queen, its up to gerta to find him. Mar 04, 2019 set in a dark ghibliesque atmosphere, unabashedly feminist, witty and endearing with a large scoop of righteous fury, the seventh bride is a delight that you absolutely should read. Kingfisher, the twisted ones is a gripping, terrifying tale bound to keep you up all nightfrom both fear and anticipation of what happens next. Kingfisher, also known as ursula vernon, is the author and illustrator of many projects, including the webcomic digger, which won the hugo award for best graphic story and the mythopoeic award. Young rhea is a millers daughter of low birth, so she is understandably surprised when a mysterious nobleman, lord crevan, shows up on her. From hugo awardwinning author ursula vernon, writing as t. Kingfisher audiobook try our site with free audio books. Since commoners dont turn down lordsno matter how sinister. They seem to be exactly what i need to read at that point in time. Young rhea is a millers daughter of low birth, so she is understandably surprised when a mysterious nobleman, lord crevan, shows up on her doorstep and proposes marriage.
Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Rheas life takes an unexpected turn when a local lord requests her hand in marriage. Kingfishers new novel begins the tale of a murderous band of criminals and a scholar, thrown together in an attempt to unravel the secret of the clockwork boys, mechanical soldiers from a neighboring kingdom that promise ruin to the dowagers city. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd penname of ursula vernon, an author from north carolina. Since commoners dont turn down lordsno matter how sinister they may seemrhea is forced to agree to the engagement. Ironically, its one of those cases where i wouldnt actually mind further stories in the series. Kingfisher is the pen name that ursula vernon uses when she writes for grownups. The seventh bride isnt the first ursula vernon story that ive read. Kingfisher s new novel begins the tale of a murderous band of criminals and. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. Kingfisher is the pen name ursula vernon uses for adult aimed work, but i would not have placed the seventh bride as an adult fantasy novel. A retelling of hans christian andersens snow queen, by t. Kingfisher, just in time to read whilst youre waiting for your root veg to roast before being mashed. Nov 20, 2015 its friday, and we are over at kirkus.
Kingfisher delivers a fleet, strippeddown fairy tale with echoes of bluebeard and peter beagle. Kingfisher february 5, 2016 sf bluestocking leave a comment the seventh bride is, loosely, a retelling of bluebeard, which is a nice change from the more common fairy tale retellings that populate most shelves. T kingfisher audio books, best sellers, author bio. By turns funny and dark, sad and lyrical, this anthology draws together in one volume such stories as the wolf and the woodsman, loathly, and bluebeards wife, along. The seventh bride is a lot closer to horror than the other t. The seventh bride is the tale of a fifteenyearold girl who gets betrothed to a noble, much to her dismay. The seventh bride grabbed my attention from the beginning it is very hard not to instantly like a protagonist whose major battle in life before the events of the book is with a malevolent swan who keeps stealing her lunch. This wonderfully written ya fantasy novel would appeal to fans of robin mckinleys fairy tale works.
She has been nominated for the world fantasy and the eisner, and has won the hugo, sequoyah, nebula, alfie, wsfa, coyotl and ursa major awards, as well as a halfdozen junior library. Kingfisher, author of bryony and roses and the seventh bride. Otherwise its going to be like expecting cherry pie and taking a bite of onion instead. The best and shortest way i can describe it would be a goth fantasy.
Kingfisher, kaylin heath for free with a 30 day free trial. Upon arrival, she discovers that not only was her betrothed married six times before, but his previous wives are all imprisoned in his enchanted. Lord crevan demands that rhea visit his remote manor. I therefore cant comment in too much detail on the parallels and divergences between kingfishers telling and andersens although you can read the original to compare if you want other than some research on wikipedia. Nov 26, 2015 the seventh bride faces horror and still gets the biscuits made ursula vernon writing as t. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. From amazon young rhea is a millers daughter of low birth, so she is understandably surprised when a mysterious nobleman, lord crevan, shows up on her doorstep and. Ive never really read anything quite like it before. Kingfisher fans of patricia mckillip, juliet marillier, brenna yovanoff, of holly blacks plot twists, and of a good hedgehog tale will really enjoy the newest from t. T kingfisher young rhea is a millers daughter of low birth, so she is understandably surprised when a mysterious nobleman, lord crevan, shows up on her doorstep and proposes marriage. Lord crevan demands that rhea visit his remote manor before their wedding.
Smashwords about t kingfisher, author of clockwork boys. Kingfisher the awkward name is actually a penname for ursula vernon, intended to separate works like this from the childrens books which are her bread and butter has a darkish wit to her writing as well. He has unknown powers and a manor house full of mysterious women. I therefore can t comment in too much detail on the parallels and divergences between kingfisher s telling and andersens although you can read the original to compare if you want other than some research on wikipedia. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Then i tried the seventh bride by ursula vernon she uses the pen name t. Since commoners don t turn down lordsno matter how sinister they may seemrhea is forced to agree to the engagement. The seventh bride faces horror and still gets the biscuits made ursula vernon writing as t. I stumbled on the seventh bride thinking i was going to get one thing dumb, light romanceadjacent fairy tale retelling and then what i got was decidedly not that smart, twisty, disturbing iteration of an already disturbing tale. Her journey will take her through a dangerous land of snow and witchcraft, to follow her heart to unexpected places. Our youthful fifteen year old protagonist gives this story a decidedly young adult feel.
Theyll get it, because the only person who hates bull more than t kingfisher will be the teenagers. Kingfisher, 9781503949751, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Young rhea is a millers daughter of low birth, so she is understandably. It didn t knock my socks off or make me want to read. I dont want a summary to give it all away but i want it to tell me enough to know if i want to read it or not. Kingfishers fleet fairy tale the seventh bride, 15yearold protagonist rhea is shocked to learn how terrible her betrothed really is. Jan 23, 2017 since commoners dont turn down lordsno matter how sinister they may seemrhea is forced to agree to the engagement. Kingfisher delivers a fleet, strippeddown fairy tale with echoes of. Kingfisher books ive read, but it never fell into my dislike of the horror genre, despite a few gruesome bits. In her other life, she writes childrens books and weird comics and has won the nebula, hugo, sequoyah, and mythopoeic awards, as well as a halfdozen junior library guild selections.
As you might be able to tell from the quote above, though, kingfisher is rather less impressed by. The seventh bride kindle edition by kingfisher, t download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She is best known for her hugo awardwinning graphic novel digger 20032011 and for the childrens books series hamster princess and dragonbreath. I had never encountered the writing of t kingfisher before reading this book. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book for preteen and teen readers. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The seventh bride is, loosely, a retelling of bluebeard, which is a nice change from the more common fairy tale retellings that populate most. The seventh bride young rhea is a millers daughter of low birth, so she is understandably surprised when a mysterious nobleman, lord crevan, shows up on her doorstep and proposes marriage. The seventh bride is an enjoyable, if shallow story by author t. The book holds a lot of promise with the writing and dialogue, which flows freely and only really suffers from the simplicity and lack of any real depth. And if she doesnt face them head on, she might not survive to tell the tale. Rhea is an ordinary millers daughter, engaged to be married under suspicious circumstances to a man not of her choosing. Kingfisher this wonderfully written ya fantasy novel would appeal to fans of robin mckinleys fairy tale. Buy book the seventh bride 2000 online now in epub, mobi. Oct 06, 2017 that comes through particularly in rheas internal monologues, and gives her a grounded and common sense feel, which is especially appealing. In another life, she writes childrens books and weird comics. She has been nominated for the world fantasy and the eisner, and has won the hugo, sequoyah, nebula, alfie, wsfa, coyotl and ursa major awards, as well as a halfdozen junior library guild.
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