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Cinderella retold In the wake of her father's death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, rereading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away,... read more
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Characters edit
- Aisling (Ash): The main character. She suffers great loss with the deaths of her parents, then is forced to work as a servant for her stepmother.
- Kaisa: The king's new Huntress.
- Sidhean: A fairy Ash meets in the woods.
- Lady Isobel Quinn: Aisling's step-mother. She marries Aisiling's father after the death of his first wife. Mother of Ana and Clara.
- Ana: The eldest step-sister. Beautiful but vain. Hopes to find a rich husband, ideally Prince Aidan.
- Clara: The younger step-sister. Ash says she's the closest one she has to an ally in the household.
- Gwen: A servant of Lady Isobel's sister.
- William: Ash's father.
- Elinor: Ash's mother.
- Beatrice: Lady Isobel's housekeeper at Quinn House. When she falls ill and doesn't return, Ash replaces her.
- Maire Solanya: The local greenwitch. Before she married William, Elinor was apprenticed to her.
- Prince Aidan: A tough prince who has just returned from battle. He is going to select a wife from amongst all of the eligible women in the country.
- Colin: A servant of Lady Isobel's sister.
- Eilis: In a story, she is the King's Huntress who retrieves the royal heir from the Fairy Queen.
- Kathleen: Character in Ash's favourite fairy tale as a child.
- Jonas: Carriage driver for Lady Isobel.
- Taryn: The last King's Huntress. She left her job because her lover asked her to. Kaisa was her apprentice.
- Peter: A butcher's son.
- Soren: Kaisa's servant at the hunting camp.
- Saerla: The fairy horse Sidhean gives to Ash.
- Queen Melisande: The king's wife and mother of Prince Aidan. She is from Concordia and wishes her son to marry a woman from her homeland, but he refuses.
- Gregory: A hunter in Kaisa's company.
- Lore: Kaisa's apprentice. She is skeptical of Ash's intentions towards Kaisa.
- Sara: A chambermaid at Quinn House. She is the first to be let go after William's death.
- Maire Nicneva: The most powerful greenwitch of her time.
- Anya: William and Elinor's housekeeper. Lady Isobel leaves her behind in Rook Hill when the family moves to Quinn House.
Setting & Locations edit
- Rook Hill: The village where Ash grew up. When her father dies she has to move away and she sometimes walks through the wood to get back to it.
- West Riding: Town where Quinn House is.
- Seatown: Where William did most of his trading.
- The Woods: The magical, yet frightening forest that covers much of the land. The deepest parts are where the faeries are rumored to have their kingdom.
- Quinn House: Isobel Quinn's property in West Riding.
- Royal City: Home of the royal family.
- Taninli: Home of the faeries.
- Royal Forge: Where Lord Rowan and other aristocrats have country houses.
First Sentence edit
Aisling's mother died at midsummer.
Table of Contents edit
Part I: The Fairy
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Part II: The Huntress
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Authors & Contributors edit
- Malinda Lo (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Country: UK
Publication Date: August 11, 2009
ISBN: 0340988371
Page Count: 291
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Country: UK
Publication Date: August 11, 2009
ISBN: 0340988371
Page Count: 291
Awards edit
- William C. Morris Debut Award (Finalist, 2010)
- Andre Norton Award (Finalist, 2009: Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy)
- Lambda Literary Award (Finalist: LGBT Children’s/Young Adult)
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Finalist, 2010: Children's Literature, Finalist)
- James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Finalist, 2010, Long Listed)
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