From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher comes this funny, heartfelt fairy-tale about a young princess who decides to take fate into her own hands with the help of a forge goddess, a war goat, and a healthy dose of self-confidence.

Perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and Emily Wilde's Encycloapedia of Faeries.

The duty of the twin princesses of the Royal House of Klamath is clear: look lovely, marry, run the kingdom and ensure the royal succession. Unfortunately, one of the princesses is not going to be good at any of those things.

Any fool could see that Princess Millicent—or Tatter—is not cut out for the same life as her sister. She's not pretty, not patient, not thoughtful, and things that other people seem to grasp intuitively leave her baffled. But Tatter has a plan to escape her fate.

Once every three years, at Yuletide, monsters descend upon the castle to drain the lifeblood from her family. With the aid of a forge goddess and a war goat, Tatter decides take the fight to them. She's a lousy princess, but she might just be an excellent hero...



Praise for Thornhedge

I opened, I devoured. Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth.



-Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education

Toadling will break your heart and mend it at the same time, and that is how you know that Thornhedge is a story by T. Kingfisher. I loved this book so much.



-Travis Baldree, New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes

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

Kingfisher never fails to dazzle.



-Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus-Award winning author of The Last Unicorn

Haunting and unusual a unique retelling of a classic tale!



-Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author of the Tortall series

The way Thornhedge turns all the fairy tales inside out is a sharp-edged delight.



-Katherine Addison, author of The Goblin Emperor

At every turn, Kingfisher subverts familiar fairytale tropes into a fresh, complex, and extremely human story about loneliness, and the protective barriers we put around ourselves.



-Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters

Kingfisher weaves elements of fairy tale, folklore, and history in this beautifully crafted story of loss, endurance, terror, and kindness. Thornhedge is sheer magic from beginning to end!



-Juliet Marillier, author of the Blackthorn & Grim and Warrior Bards series