The Stepsister Scheme (Princess Novels)
Jim C. Hines
Language: English
Pages: 352
ISBN: 0756405327
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
What would happen if an author went back to the darker themes of the original fairy tales for his plots, and then crossed the Disney princesses with Charlie's Angels? What's delivered is The Stepsister Scheme?a whole new take on what happened to Cinderella and her prince after the wedding. And with Jim C. Hines penning the tale readers can bet it won't be "and they lived happily ever after."
midsummer will be here soon, and I will be able to restore what you’ve taken from me.” “I had no choice,” said Danielle. “I came to save my husband. I killed her to protect my son.” “And you took her husband in the process. There’s an almost fairylike justice to it.” She stepped over Armand and walked toward the table. “Once this mess is cleaned, would you care to join me for dinner, Princess? We were about to begin the main course when you and your companion . . . arrived. Griffin tongues
blocks brought them to High Street, and Danielle’s heart began to pound faster. She was home. There was the house of Samuel the wine merchant, the windows still boarded to keep his eldest son from sneaking out at night to visit Matilda down the street. Beyond was the house where Mary Bloomfield lived with her granddaughters, telling fortunes and selling magical wards made with bits of glass and scrap iron. Danielle smiled as she spotted her father’s house, a tall, weatherworn building with faded
Talia said. “Some gnome who’s close to the fairy queen. She says he should be powerful enough to snatch the prince back from your stepsisters.” “His name is Arlorran,” said Snow. “He’s the queen’s summoner. Arlorran told me once that he spends a lot of time with the goblins, so he should be around here somewhere.” “You never did tell me how you met this gnome,” Talia said. “I met him a few months ago, on my mirror. I was trying to see Allesandria, but I coughed near the end of the spell, and
she couldn’t even blink as Stacia stepped closer. A high-pitched scream filled the cave. Hooves rattled against the stone as Wind burst through the vines. Brahkop dropped Danielle and advanced toward the aviar. His hair spread out like a bizarre, oversized spiderweb, while other tendrils reached for Wind. Had he attacked like that back at his shop, Danielle and the others never would have beaten him. He had been holding back, deliberately letting them escape so they would come to Fairytown.
underwater, she couldn’t issue any more commands. Charlotte switched tactics. She grabbed the edge of the pool and pushed, trying to force Danielle back. Danielle put her full weight onto her arms. Charlotte had never been strong. Danielle was the one who had spent her life at hard labor, beginning before her stepsisters awoke and continuing long after they retired for the night. Add Danielle’s fury over what Charlotte had tried to do, and Danielle was easily strong enough to murder her