by Garth Nix
A fairy story for the modern era, with a princess who is "not the type that needs rescuing" off on a Quest to restore a Prince that's been turned in to a frog and save herself and her older sister (who does need rescuing) from their evil stepstepfather, Duke Rikard. It's fun, funny and plays with th...
Amusing fantasy for middle grade readers by a master of world-building. The tone was lightly comedic; lots of dry commentary on genre norms, possibly funnier for older readers than the kids, but with all sorts of quest-story staples like talking sidekick animals, multi-part item-collection on the qu...
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