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Thornhedge
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Narrated by:
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Jennifer Blom
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By:
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T. Kingfisher
About this listen
From USA Today bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.
There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story.
Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right?
But nothing with fairies is ever simple.
Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He's heard there's a curse here that needs breaking, but it's a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold…
"The way Thornhedge turns all the fairy tales inside out is a sharp-edged delight."—Katherine Addison, author of The Goblin Emperor
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Critic reviews
2024, Hugo Award - Winner
"I opened, I devoured. Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."—Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education
"Immensely charming, unexpected, full of heart, I was utterly delighted by this incredibly original retelling of Sleeping Beauty."—Katherine Arden, bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale
T. Kingfisher’s delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment and, as a result, she’s an author whose work I would read without knowing one single fact about it. But, in case you need facts, this Sleeping Beauty retelling with a twist is a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart.”—Paste Magazine
This book is a fairly short fairytale, but still worth the credit due to the way it lifts up your mood. It has monsters and misery, but is also quirky and satisfying in many ways. Quite a few profound truths/food for thought in there, as well.
It's a bit like Tim Burton's better films and if it's ever released as a movie, the Edward Scissorhands & Corpse Bride era Burton would be my top pick for director/producer. It also has some Gaiman-esque elements, but done better & without the unsavory associations now attached to that author.
The narrator is great and strikes the right tone for the voice of both the female and male protagonists. All in all, I'm a big fan of both the narrator, author, and this book in particular. I am glad I bought it.
Lovely little tale, reminiscent of Burton/Gaiman
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great novella
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Great writing but the VO is a bit dull
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Nice alternative approach to an old tale
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haunting and beautiful
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