Princess Floralinda and the forty-flight tower

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Princess Floralinda and the forty-flight tower / Tamsyn Muir.

Title:

Princess Floralinda and the forty-flight tower

Author:

Muir, Tamsyn

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

209 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

ISBN:

9781596069916

Production / Publication Information:

Burton, MI : Subterranean Press, 2020.

Summary:

When the witch built the forty-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should a prince battle his way to the top, he will be rewarded with a golden swordand the lovely Princess Floralinda. But no prince has managed to conquer the first flight yet, let alone get to the fortieth. In fact, the supply of fresh princes seems to have quite dried up.

Language:

English

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Novels.

Subject Term:

Princesses -- Fiction.

Holds: Copies:

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Book	Searching... Andover - Memorial Hall Library	FICTION MUIR	31330008988408	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Hamilton-Wenham Public Library	FIC MUIR	30470001871770	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Haverhill Public Library	FIC/MUIR T	31479007427494	Searching... Unknown

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Muir (Gideon the Ninth) showcases her distinctive voice in this playful page-turner that flips fairy tale archetypes on their heads. A witch traps Princess Floralinda at the top of a tower, explaining "you have butter-coloured curls and eyes as blue as sapphires. The moment I saw you, I knew a tower was crucial. Witches are all slaves to instinct." Each of the tower's 40 floors houses a different type of monster, and the dragon guarding the ground floor is so fearsome that none of the princes coming to rescue Floralinda have been able to make it past. After the princes stop trying, Floralinda discovers the diary of the tower's previous occupant, another princess who eventually became so despondent she jumped out the tower window to her death. Desperate to escape, Floralinda endeavors to get past the goblins on the floor below her. She succeeds only with the help of Cobweb, a fairy she captures. Together, they make their way down the tower, and along the way Floralinda learns to fight, ask questions, and think for herself--none of which a princess is "meant" to do. Told with the humor, whimsy, and innocent romance of a children's story, this adult fairy tale is a winsome enchantment. Agent: Jennifer Jackson, Donald Maass Literary. (Nov.)