Six Crimson Cranes

En prinsessa blir på sin bröllopsdag påkommen av sin styvmor att ha förbjuden magi. Hon blir förvisad och hennes bröder förvandlade till tranor. Nu måste den unga prinsessan rädda dem och kungadömet – men om hon säger ett endast ord, kommer en av hennes bröder att dö. Klassisk saga tolkad i Asien-influerad världShiori’anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs in her veins. And on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted, but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.A sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes, and warning Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. And she must embrace the magic she’s been taught all her life to contain – no matter what it costs.Exciting YA that melds classical European fairytales with worldbuilding inspired by mythology from China and Japan.