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A treachery of swans / A. B. Poranek.
"Two hundred years ago, a slighted deity stole the magic from Auréal and vanished without a trace. But seventeen-year-old Odile has a plan. All her life, her father, a vengeful sorcerer, has raised her for one singular task: infiltrate the royal palace and steal the king's crown, an artefact with enough power to restore magic. But to enter the palace, she must assume the identity of a noblewoman. She chooses Marie d'Odette: famed for her beauty, a rumored candidate for future queen ... and Odile's childhood-friend-turned-sworn-enemy. With her father's help, Odile transforms Marie into a swan and takes her place at court. But when the king is brutally murdered and her own brother is accused, her plans are thrown into chaos. Desperate to free her brother, Odile is forced to team up with none other than elegant, infuriating Marie, the girl she has cursed ... and the girl she can't seem to stop thinking about despite her best efforts. To make matters worse, there are whispers that the king's murder was not at the hands of man, but beast. Torn between loyalty to her father and her growing feelings for Marie, Odile becomes tangled in a web of treachery and deceit. To save her kingdom, she must find the true path to magic ... and find the real killer before they -- or it -- strikes again."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781665936507 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 357 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Canada, NY : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Young adult fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | YA Poran | 31681010425288 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Simon and Schuster
From the New York Times bestselling author of Where the Dark Stands Still comes an atmospheric fantasy based on Swan Lake, following Odile as her plan to restore magic to her kingdom gets disrupted by a murderâforcing her to beg for help from the young woman whose identity she stole.
Can two girlsâone enchanted, one the enchantressâsave their kingdomâ¦and each other?
The kingdom of Réveillon is under a terrible curseâflowers wonât bloom and snow falls black from the sky. Magic could change things, but all of it is said to be trapped within a golden crown ruthlessly guarded by the king. Seventeen-year-old Odile, raised by vengeful sorcerer Rothbarte, has been trained to infiltrate the palace to steal the crown back and release the power within. When it comes time to set the plot in motion, Odile uses an enchanted necklace to transform Marie, a friend of the young dauphin, into a swanâleaving Odile free to assume her identity and gain access to the royal court.
But when the king is brutally murdered, chaos ensues. Odileâs own brother gets accused of being behind the assassination, leaving Odile desperate to free himâ¦even if it means putting her mission on hold to find the real killer. Sheâs forced to team up with none other than Marie, the girl who rightfully distrusts herâand who Odile might have feelings for.
As they investigate, they hear whispers that the kingâs murder was not at the hands of man, but beast. Torn between loyalty to Rothbarte and her growing feelings for Marie, Odile becomes tangled in a web of treachery and deceit. To save her kingdom, she must find the true path to magicâ¦and find the real killer before theyâor itâstrikes again.
