Princess of the Midnight Ball

Jessica Day George

feb. 2011 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George re-imagines the classic fairy-tale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, in this start to an enchanting YA fantasy series.

Rose is one of twelve princesses--sisters condemned to dance every night in the palace of the King Under Stone. Galen is a young soldier returning from war. Together they will search for a way to break the curse that forces the princesses to attend the endless midnight balls. All they need is an invisibility cloak, a black wool chain knit with silver needles, and that most critical fairy tale ingredient--true love.

Don't miss these other stories from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George:

The Twelve Dancing Princesses series
Princess of the Midnight Ball
Princess of Glass
Princess of the Silver Woods

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

Silver in the Blood

The Rose Legacy series
The Rose Legacy

Tuesdays at the Castle series
Tuesdays at the Castle
Wednesdays in the Tower
Thursdays with the Crown
Fridays with the Wizards
Saturdays at Sea

Dragon Slippers series
Dragon Slippers
Dragon Flight
Dragon Spear

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I was thrilled when I found this book because of that it's based on one of the fairy tales that I discovered reasonably late, which (in my head) means that it's less famous. But both the original and this retelling are very good :) This retelling seems to be set in a fictional version of Europe, as countries have names that are - often - plays on the names of real countries or regions. And I also think that it draws quite a lot on the Barbie version of this tale, considering that the princesses are all named after flowers (note that in the Barbie movie they did not have these names, but each princess had a specific flower as their symbol). But other than this it does follow the original tale quite closely, apart from the fact that in this version the princesses are the ones who are cursed to dance, while in the original tale it's the princes that they dance with who are. For me that's quite nice, because I don't see why a fairy tale must be twisted and turned until only the basics remain for it to be seen as something new and exciting. Just changing a few details is definitely enough for me to enjoy this :) Hope to get around to the second book soon!

Om författaren

JESSICA DAY GEORGE is the New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Legacy series, the Tuesdays at the Castle series, the Twelve Dancing Princesses series, the Dragon Slippers trilogy, as well as Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow and Silver in the Blood. Originally from Idaho, she studied at Brigham Young University and worked as a librarian and bookseller before turning to writing full-time. She now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and their three young children.
www.jessicadaygeorge.com
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