Beauty: The definitive dark fantasy romance retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the Sunday Times bestselling...

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Sarah Pinborough Genevieve Gaunt

Beauty

The definitive dark fantasy romance retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the Sunday Times bestselling...

Sarah Pinborough, Genevieve Gaunt

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Gollancz
25 February 2025

Fantasy; Fantasy

Series: Tales from the Kingdoms

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

By: Sarah Pinborough
Read by: Genevieve Gaunt
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9781399624268
ISBN 10: 1399624261
Series: Tales from the Kingdoms
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 25 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Pinborough lives in Milton Keynes where she works as a full time, award-winning, writer and script-writer. Her published work, almost all of which is optioned for TV or film adaptation, includes the stunning novella The Language of Dying, THE DOG FACED GODS series, THE HIDDEN KINGDOM series, THE NOWHERE CHRONICLES (as Sarah Silverwood) and two standalone novels: The Death House and 13 Minutes. For more information visit www.sarahpinborough.com, or follow @SarahPinborough on twitter.

Reviews for Beauty: The definitive dark fantasy romance retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the Sunday Times bestselling author of global sensation Behind Her Eyes

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 *