Princess of the Wild Swans
Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Wild Swans,” this enchanting fantasy by Diane Zahler, author of The Thirteenth Princess and A True Princess, is a tale of family, bravery . . . and a terrible spell.Princess Meriel’s brothers have been cursed. An evil enchantment cast by their conniving new...
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Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Wild Swans,” this enchanting fantasy by Diane Zahler, author of The Thirteenth Princess and A True Princess, is a tale of family, bravery . . . and a terrible spell.Princess Meriel’s brothers have been cursed. An evil enchantment cast by their conniving new stepmother has transformed the handsome princes into swans. They now swim forlornly on a beautiful heart-shaped lake that lies just beyond the castle walls.Meriel will do whatever it takes to rescue her beloved brothers. But she must act quickly. If Heart Lake freezes, her brothers will be forced to fly south or perish.With help from her newfound friends Riona and Liam—a beautiful half-witch and her clever brother—Meriel vows to finish a seemingly impossible task. If she completes it, her brothers may be saved. But if she fails . . . all will be lost.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062004956 (0062004956)
ASIN: 62004956
Publish date: August 27th 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Series: Fairy Tale Princesses
Like the rest of Zahler's work that I've read, "Princess of the Wild Swans" proves to be just as sweet and simple as her previous fairy tale retellings, "The Thirteenth Princess" and "A True Princess". "Princess of the Wild Swans" is a retelling of the fairy tale "The Wild Swans". Princess Meriel is...
A good retelling, if a tad cliche. Nothing groundbreaking, but sweet and simple, just embellishing the original.I would have liked to have spent more time on Meriel and her brothers and their relationship with one another as it would have added strength and emotion to her struggles. Also, more empha...
3 12 stars. A retelling of the The Wild Swans. The writing is superb, flowing and weaving, it draws you into Meriel's enchanted world. Meriel's five brothers are transformed into swans by Meriel's full witch stepmother.(Yes, an actual witch) Not all witches are bad, in fact, Meriel's friends are hal...
Another great fairy tale retelling from Diane Zahler. Even though I have never been too fond of the fairy tale this book is based on, I did enjoy this version of it quite a bit. It was hard to put down, and the supporting cast of characters, once again, were likeable.Full review soon at www.mangam...
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