Beauty (Fantasy Masterworks)

Beauty (Fantasy Masterworks)

by SheriS.Tepper (Author)

Synopsis

On her sixteenth birthday, Beauty, daughter of Philip, Duke of Montfort, Westfaire and Ylles, sidesteps the sleeping curse placed upon her by her wicked aunt, the fairy Carabosse -- only to be kidnapped by voyeurs from another time and place, far from the picturesque castle in 14th century England. Captivating, uncompromising and unforgettable, Beauty will carve its own unique place in the hearts and minds of readers .

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 08 Feb 2001

ISBN 10: 1857987225
ISBN 13: 9781857987225
Book Overview: A magnificent reworking of the Sleeping Beauty story by a master storyteller

Media Reviews
Tepper is a wise and compassionate narrator, and when it comes to spinning a yarn that you don't ever want to stop reading, there are few better spinners than she. -- The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Magnificent. . .This adult fairly tale entertains and delivers a message in the best tradition of the fantasy classics. -- The Denver Post.
Author Bio
SALES POINTS #14 in the Fantasy Masterworks series, a library of the most original and influential fantasy ever written a stunning reworking of a favourite fairy tale ' Beauty slips its message like a knife through skin and brain and bone ... it is brilliant and subtle and fabulous' New York Review of Science Fiction 'Rich, multitudinous, witty, metaphysical, continually surprising, Beauty is a feast' Locus