Nettle & Bone

By T. Kingfisher

Book Overview

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel
An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller
An Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022
A Vulture Best Fantasy Novel of 2022
An NPR Best Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction Book of 2022
A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee

From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure.

*A very special hardcover edition, featuring gold foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*

This isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince.
It's the one where she kills him.

Marra never wanted to be a hero.

As the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, she escaped the traditional fate of princesses, to be married away for the sake of an uncaring throne. But her sister wasn't so fortunate--and after years of silence, Marra is done watching her suffer at the hands of a powerful and abusive prince.

Seeking help for her rescue mission, Marra is offered the tools she needs, but only if she can complete three seemingly impossible tasks:
--build a dog of bones
--sew a cloak of nettles
--capture moonlight in a jar

But, as is the way in tales of princes and witches, doing the impossible is only the beginning.

Hero or not--now joined by a disgraced ex-knight, a reluctant fairy godmother, an enigmatic gravewitch and her fowl familiar--Marra might finally have the courage to save her sister, and topple a throne.

"Nettle & Bone is the kind of book that immediately feels like an old friend. Fairytale mythic resonance meets homey pragmatism in this utterly delightful story. It's creepy, funny, heartfelt, and full of fantastic characters I absolutely loved " --Melissa Caruso, author of The Tethered Mage

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250244048
• ISBN13: 9781250244048
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!

My mom got me 2 of T. Kingfisher's books for Christmas and I love them both (I've read them both twice now)! I love every character in this book - they are all so real. Anyway, I love her writing so much, I've just bought another 9 of her books. I read Bryony & Roses the last 2 nights before bed and it's really good too. Highly recommend this author!

Bonedog is Life

I love Bonedog, I would die for him. I’ve read a few horror books by the author that I enjoyed (but nothing was ever 5 stars for me) but I feel like she really excels in the fantasy genre. I was trying to simultaneously read Til Death Do Us Bard alongside this one and sorry not sorry but this story is far superior. I enjoyed all the characters 😂 This slapped, I’m so glad I read it