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2022., Flatiron Books Call No: Fantasy Fic Saint Edition: First Flatiron Books paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Ariadne, the Princess of Crete, grows up in a palace above her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who thirsts for human blood and demands sacrifice. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to be sacrificed to the Minotaur, Ariadne helps him kill the Minotaur and they escape together. Soon Theseus abandons Ariadne and she becomes the wife of Dionysus, god of wine and pleasure. But the betrayal of men continues to plague Ariadne and she will have to take her destiny in her own hands.
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2020., Adolescent, First Second Call No: GN Daughters Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Sisters Rozenn and Dahut have grown estranged after the death of their mother Lady Malgven. Rozenn, the elder, has shirked court duties to care for animals on the moor, while her sister wields powerful magic to keep the kingdom from being swallowed up by the nearby sea. But as both daughters come to realize the harmful effects of the magic, they have to choose between their kingdom and unleashing hellish sea creatures kept at bay.
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2020., Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: Fantasy SC Byn Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: A collection of short stories set in the everyday lightness and also gravity of normal life in the present world--including a story about Waldorf school fairs, a twelve-year-old's Instagram posts, and stories of the intersection of the otherworldly and the energy of everyday life.
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By Novik, Naomi[2018]., Del Rey Call No: FANTASY Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A . . . retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale . . . Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued . . ."--Provided by publisher.
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By Novik, Naomi[2018]., Del Rey Call No: FANTASY F NOV Edition: First Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic" by The New York Times Book Review. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued. Channeling the heart of the classic fairy tale, Novik deftly interweaves six distinct narrative voices--each learning valuable lessons about sacrifice, power and love--into a rich, multilayered fantasy that readers will want to return to again and again"--
