Lady's Knight
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- 9,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
A rollercoaster of a medieval romp and a sapphic love story, set in a world of dragons, witches and excellent snacks from NYT bestselling duo, Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner. Perfect for fans of Gwen and Art are Not in Love, Twin Crowns and My Lady Jane.
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'More fun than cheesecake on a stick!’ – NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JODI MEADOWS
'A sapphic delight, full of jousts, jaunts and courtly love. Lady’s Knight sparkles with wit and charm.’ NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, C.S. PACAT
'Kaufman and Spooner are auto-buy authors for me' NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, SUSAN DENNARD
‘A delightful tale full of swoony romance and the very best banter in the realm!' NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, BETH REVIS
'Clever, funny, thrilling, and romantic. Perfect for fans of A Knight’s Tale!’ NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, F.T. LUKENS
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A blacksmith’s daughter with a secret.
A lady with a plan.
We’re in for one unforgettable knight…
Gwen has spent the past several years manning the blacksmith’s in place of her father, an open secret in the village in which she lives. A much more covert secret, however, is that she knows not only how to craft but also how to wield a sword, and an incognito stunt at the local jousting tournament manages to catch the eye of the wily Lady Isobelle.
Isobelle has secret dreams too, but she’s been promised in marriage to the winner of the whole stupid tournament, which means an end to any freedom or choices for her. Desperate to avoid this fate, when she connects the newcomer knight to the female smithy she saw earlier that day, she begins to hatch a scheme…
Petty knights. Backstabbing noblemen. A prison breakout. Cheesecake-on-a-stick. One particularly large and angry dragon.
Will our ladies survive the night? And can our knight save the day?
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About the author
Amie Kaufman is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy, including The Isles of the Gods, the Illuminae Files and the Aurora Cycle. Her multi-award winning work has been translated into nearly thirty languages, and is in development for film and TV. She’s the host of podcasts Amie Kaufman on Writing, and Pub Dates. Amie lives by the sea in Melbourne, Australia, with her family and an extremely large personal library.
New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner is the author of the fairy tale retellings Hunted and Sherwood, as well as the Skylark trilogy. Her award-winning work is in development for the big screen. Meg writes full time, and occasionally lectures on creative writing. She currently lives in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.
Together, Kaufman and Spooner have co-written the New York Times bestselling Starbound trilogy, the Unearthed duology, and the Other Side of the Sky duology.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Seventeen-year-old blacksmith's daughter Gwen yearns to be a knight. As a peasant and a woman, she's twice barred from trying, but that doesn't stop her from forging her own armor and practicing her swordplay in secret. A chance encounter with Lady Isobelle of Avington, who affects a bubbly exterior to hide her cunning mind, compels Gwen to enter Darkhaven's Tournament of Dragonslayers disguised as Sir Gawain. The two strike a deal: Isobelle will support Gwen in the contest if, upon Gwen's victory, she frees Isobelle from her role as the winner's prize. Meanwhile, Gwen and Isobelle's newfound friendship deepens into mutual attraction. But the further Gwen gets in the tourney and the bigger her popularity grows, the more the white-cued duo stand to lose if their deception is discovered. Set in a vaguely medieval England, this hilariously anachronistic adventure—a contemporary homage to A Knight's Tale—balances slow-burning romance alongside serious examinations of privilege and gender. Fourth-wall-breaking asides and sardonic commentary from the novel's omniscient narrator add charm to this freewheeling collaboration by Spooner (Hunted) and Kaufman (The Heart of the World). Ages 13–up. Agents: (for Kaufman) Tracey Adams, Adams Literary; (for Spooner) Josh Adams, Adams Literary.
