A Treachery of Swans
A dark, enchanting YA romantasy from the author of Where the Dark Stands Still
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- USD 12.99
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- USD 12.99
Descripción editorial
This enthralling sapphic retelling of Swan Lake is an instant Number One bestseller in the UK - perfect for fans of Allison Saft and V.E Schwab.
Magic has long been outlawed in Auréal. Odile has always known she’d be the one to restore it.
Raised by a sorcerer, Odile has spent years preparing for the heist of a lifetime. It’s perfectly simple: impersonate a princess, infiltrate the palace, steal the enchanted crown and restore magic to the kingdom.
But when the King is unexpectedly murdered, she’s forced to recruit the help of Marie, the real princess, and the two begin to unravel a web of lies and deceit that leaves Odile uncertain of whom to trust.
Soon though Odile must decide – her mission or the girl she’s falling for?
The fate of the Kingdom depends on her making the right choice. . .
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Reviews for A. B. Poranek's Where the Dark Stands Still:
'A deeply romantic debut'. Sarah Underwood, NYT Bestselling Author of Lies We Sing to the Sea
'The dark, gothic fairy tale of my dreams' Kika Hatzopoulou, author of the Sunday Times Bestseller Threads that Bind
'Folkloric and beautiful' Lyndall Clipstone, author of Unholy Terrors and the World at the Lake's Edge duology.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Poranek (Where the Dark Stands Still) delicately balances depictions of romance and magic with abuse and obsession in a lushly limned literary retelling of Swan Lake. Seventeen-year-old actor Odile and her older brother, Damien, live in Auréal, a once-enchanted land whose magic was stolen by a vengeful deity. Desperate to earn the approval of her father, Rothbarte—a secret sorcerer and the masked director of the Théâtre du Roi—Odile agrees to help him restore magic back to Auréal. To complete her task, she must impersonate young noblewoman Marie d'Odette d'Auvigny using forbidden sorcery, become affianced to the king's eldest son Aimé, and steal the king's crown, an artefact of extreme magical importance, at her wedding to the prince. After years of work, success is almost within her grasp. Then Damien is accused of murder, forcing Odile to turn to Marie and Aimé for help. Despite somewhat meandering narration and static characterizations, the expansive plot—whose unique fairy tale elements deepen the allure of the source material's dark themes—makes for a satisfying romantasy offering. Setting and character depictions appear to draw on French influences. Ages 14–up.
