Beauty
The definitive dark fantasy romance retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the Sunday Times bestselling author of global sensation Behind Her Eyes
Published on 14. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-3996-2426-8 (ISBN)
Description
FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.
'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW
'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE
'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENT
Imagine a castle lost to history, a brave prince, a beautiful princess and a curse waiting to be broken . . .
And then imagine them all again . . .
This is the tale of Sleeping Beauty, retold as it always should have been.
Beauty is the second instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.
Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.
__________________
Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:
Book 1: MAGIC
Book 2: BEAUTY
Book 3: POISON
Book 4: CHARM
Book 5: BLOOD
__________________
PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:
'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING
'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN
'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL
'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE
'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL
'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN
'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE
'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST
'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES
'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA
'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN
'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW
'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE
'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENT
Imagine a castle lost to history, a brave prince, a beautiful princess and a curse waiting to be broken . . .
And then imagine them all again . . .
This is the tale of Sleeping Beauty, retold as it always should have been.
Beauty is the second instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.
Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.
__________________
Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:
Book 1: MAGIC
Book 2: BEAUTY
Book 3: POISON
Book 4: CHARM
Book 5: BLOOD
__________________
PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:
'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING
'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN
'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL
'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE
'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL
'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN
'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE
'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST
'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES
'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA
'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN
Reviews / Votes
Anyone with any interest in fairy tale and myth will smile and smile again. * The Forgotten Geek * Beauty is a fantastic conclusion to this series. I can't recommend these books enough: go forth and read! * WONDROUSREADS.COM * It is a delightfully wicked twist on the stories of old. -- Paul Holmes * THEELOQUENTPAGE.CO.UK * It's fun, contemporary, sexy, and perfect for fans of Once Upon a Time, Snow White and the Huntsman and more. * TOR.COM * a super sexy tale full of fan, danger and excitement * FICTION FASINATION *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-2426-8 (9781399624268)
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Sarah Pinborough
Beauty
The definitive dark fantasy romance retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the Sunday Times bestselling author of global sensation Behind Her Eyes
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10/2013
Gollancz
€3.99
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Sarah Pinborough is an award-winning and New York Times, Sunday Times, and internationally bestselling author and screenwriter who is published in over 30 territories worldwide. Having published more than 25 novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash-hit Netflix limited series; Dead to Her, in development with Amazon Studios; The Death House, which she is adapting herself for Compelling Pictures; and her most recent book Insomnia, which she has adapted for Left Bank Pictures, coming to Paramount+ in 2024, starring Vicky McClure. Sarah was the 2009 winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story, the 2010 and 2014 winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, and she has four times been shortlisted for Best Novel. She was also shortlisted for the British Book Award for Best Thriller. Sarah lives in the historic town of Stony Stratford, the home of the Cock and Bull story, with her dog, Ted. You can follow her on social media @sarahpinborough.