
Sleep Like Death
A thrilling twisted fairytale from the author of Cinderella is Dead
Kalynn Bayron(Author)
Bloomsbury YA (Publisher)
Published on 25. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-5266-4109-0 (ISBN)
Description
Cinderella is dead, but Snow White fights on ...
New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron makes her highly anticipated return to the fairytale realm of Cinderella is Dead with this thrilling twist on the classic story of Snow White.
Princess Eve was raised with one purpose: to destroy the Knight, an evil sorcerer who terrorises Queen's Bridge with his wicked magic. Far too many of her subjects have been devastated by the Knight's trickery but Eve's own unique magic - the ability to conjure weapons from nature - makes her a worthy adversary.
As she approaches her seventeenth birthday, Eve is ready to battle. But her mother, Queen Regina, has been acting bizarrely, talking to a strange mirror alone every night. Then a young man claiming to be the Knight's messenger appears and shares a shocking truth about Eve's past. Unsure of who to trust or what to do next, Eve must find the courage to fight. But will it be enough to save her family and her queendom?
For more twisted retellings, look out for Kalynn Bayron's Frankenstein-tinged horror romance, Make Me a Monster, out now!
New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron makes her highly anticipated return to the fairytale realm of Cinderella is Dead with this thrilling twist on the classic story of Snow White.
Princess Eve was raised with one purpose: to destroy the Knight, an evil sorcerer who terrorises Queen's Bridge with his wicked magic. Far too many of her subjects have been devastated by the Knight's trickery but Eve's own unique magic - the ability to conjure weapons from nature - makes her a worthy adversary.
As she approaches her seventeenth birthday, Eve is ready to battle. But her mother, Queen Regina, has been acting bizarrely, talking to a strange mirror alone every night. Then a young man claiming to be the Knight's messenger appears and shares a shocking truth about Eve's past. Unsure of who to trust or what to do next, Eve must find the courage to fight. But will it be enough to save her family and her queendom?
For more twisted retellings, look out for Kalynn Bayron's Frankenstein-tinged horror romance, Make Me a Monster, out now!
Reviews / Votes
[Kalynn] has a way of drawing you in to the fantasy world of her creation and you just have to keep reading * Books for Keeps * Kalynn Bayron does more than rewrite a fairy-tale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after * Brigid Kemmerer, NYT bestselling author, on CINDERELLA IS DEAD * Challenges patriarchy with kick-butt heroines and a counter-story that will forever change how readers perceive fairytales * Booklist starred review on CINDERELLA IS DEAD * Mesmerising and beautiful * Tracy Deonn, NYT bestselling author, on THIS POISON HEART * The book centres Black characters, and its prose sings. This Wicked Fate is a delightful novel about literal Black Girl Magic, found family and queer love, with adventures and a satisfying twist on Greek mythology * Foreword Reviews, starred review on THIS WICKED FATE *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
257 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-4109-0 (9781526641090)
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Kalynn Bayron
Sleep Like Death
A Twisted Fairytale from the Author of Tiktok Sensation Cinderella is Dead
E-Book
06/2024
1st Edition
Bloomsbury YA
€8.49
Available for download

Kalynn Bayron
Sleep Like Death
A Twisted Fairytale from the Author of Tiktok Sensation Cinderella is Dead
E-Book
06/2024
1st Edition
Bloomsbury YA
€8.49
Available for download
Person
Kalynn Bayron is the bestselling author of the young-adult novels Cinderella Is Dead, This Poison Heart, This Wicked Fate, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight, Sleep Like Death and Make Me a Monster as well as the middle-grade series The Vanquishers. She is the winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for YA Fiction 2020 and Wordery's Children's Book of the Year 2020, and has been shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Award for YA Fantasy 2020 and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021. When she's not writing, you can find her listening to Ella Fitzgerald on loop, attending the theatre, watching scary movies and spending time with her kids. She lives in Ithaca, New York, with her family.
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