Book

Bitterblue / Kristin Cashore.

Summary:

Eight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue, and her country, were saved from the vicious King Leck. Now Bitterblue is the queen of Monsea, and her land is at peace. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run the country on her behalf since Leck's death, believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck's reign; and to forget every dark event that ever happened. Monsea's past has become shrouded in mystery, and it's only when Bitterblue begins sneaking out of her castle -- curious, disguised and alone -- to walk the streets of her own city, that she begins to realise the truth. Her kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year long spell of a madman, and now their only chance to move forward is to revisit the past. Whatever that past holds. Two thieves, who have sworn only to steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, who possesses an unidentified Grace, may also hold a key to her heart.

Item details

ISBN: 9780142426012
ISBN: 0142426016
ISBN: 9780606321426
Physical Description: 563, 30 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Publisher: New York : Firebird, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2013.
Copyright: ©2012

Contents / Notes

General Note:	First published by Dial Books in 2012.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue -- Part 1: Stories and lies (Nearly nine years later, August) -- Part 2: Puzzles and muddles (September) -- Part 3: Ciphers and keys (Late September and October) -- Part 4: Bridges and crossings (November and December) -- Part 5: The Ministry of Stories and Truth (Late December and January) -- A who's who of the world as we know it -- Supplemental illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A few extras for Bitterblue fans -- From Kristin Cashore's blog, This Is My Secret -- An incomplete list of books I love, by Kristin Cashore -- [Excerpt of] Fire.