The Knife's Daughter
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by Andrew Coletti
Your mother needed you to be a prince.
When your father was slain and your mother fled into exile, the prophecy was her only comfort. The child in her belly would be a prince, it said, who would wield his father's sword, avenge his death and take back his throne. But when the time came, your mother didn't have a boy.
She had you.
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Publishers Weekly starred review!
"Food writer Coletti’s debut cleverly explores how themes of gender fluidity and reluctant adherence to duty cast new light on the classic fantasy quest story [...]This is a perfect excursion for readers interested in examining how others’ expectations can be far more challenging and dangerous than dragons or evil sorcerers."
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“The Knife’s Daughter is a lyrical, moving tale of identity and duty. The story combines the magic and wonder of the quest-based fairy tales of old with a complex exploration of gender roles and identity. This is one of those timeless tales that can be read again and again, with the reader taking something new and different away from it each time. This is one of those stories that defies description – it follows the tropes of traditional fairy tales and yet is nothing like any fairy tale I’ve ever read. It takes the traditional fairy tale and turns it completely on its head. Heartbreaking, magical, and completing engrossing, this story will break your heart and then put it back together stronger than it was before.” – Terri Bruce, author of The Afterlife series
Cover illustration by Dante Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-939056-14-6
Your mother needed you to be a prince.
When your father was slain and your mother fled into exile, the prophecy was her only comfort. The child in her belly would be a prince, it said, who would wield his father's sword, avenge his death and take back his throne. But when the time came, your mother didn't have a boy.
She had you.
***
Publishers Weekly starred review!
"Food writer Coletti’s debut cleverly explores how themes of gender fluidity and reluctant adherence to duty cast new light on the classic fantasy quest story [...]This is a perfect excursion for readers interested in examining how others’ expectations can be far more challenging and dangerous than dragons or evil sorcerers."
***
“The Knife’s Daughter is a lyrical, moving tale of identity and duty. The story combines the magic and wonder of the quest-based fairy tales of old with a complex exploration of gender roles and identity. This is one of those timeless tales that can be read again and again, with the reader taking something new and different away from it each time. This is one of those stories that defies description – it follows the tropes of traditional fairy tales and yet is nothing like any fairy tale I’ve ever read. It takes the traditional fairy tale and turns it completely on its head. Heartbreaking, magical, and completing engrossing, this story will break your heart and then put it back together stronger than it was before.” – Terri Bruce, author of The Afterlife series
Cover illustration by Dante Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-939056-14-6