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Damsel

The new classic fantasy adventure now a major Netflix film starring Millie Bobby Brown
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'The perfect spin to a fantasy fairy tale'CHLOE GONG Elodie never dreamed of a lavish palace or a handsome prince. Growing up in the famine-stricken realm of Inophe, her deepest wish was to help her people survive each winter. So when a representative from a rich,... Read More
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NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM.

A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on the classic myth...

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'The perfect spin to a fantasy fairy tale'
CHLOE GONG

Elodie never dreamed of a lavish palace or a handsome prince. Growing up in the famine-stricken realm of Inophe, her deepest wish was to help her people survive each winter. So when a representative from a rich, reclusive kingdom offers her family enough wealth to save Inophe in exchange for her hand in marriage, she accepts without hesitation. Swept away to the glistening kingdom of Aurea, she is quickly enchanted by the beauty of its people - and of its prince.

Too late, she discovers that Aurea's prosperity has been purchased at a heavy cost - each harvest season, the kingdom sacrifices its princesses to a bloodthirsty dragon.

And Elodie is next.

A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy. Based on a screenplay by Dan Mazeau, Damsel is a groundbreaking collaboration between New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye and the team behind the Netflix film, starring Millie Bobby Brown.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399616409

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Evelyn Skye is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including the forthcoming The Hundred Loves of Juliet. A graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School, Skye lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter.

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