It takes on a life of its own, full of lore that never existed in the original telling.įor one thing, there are only three brothers here-not six, not eleven, three. At the same time, The Swan Kingdom is like neither tale. Zoë Marriott’s then-debut novel, The Swan Kingdom, is shaped after Hans Christian Anderson’s The Wild Swans (which is a variation of The Six Swans by the Brothers Grimm).
Some follow their roots more closely than others. Rich in visual detail, sparked by a formidable evil, and sweetened with familial and romantic love, here is the tale of a girl who discovers powerful healing gifts - and the courage to use them to save her ailing kingdom.įairy tale re-tellings often take on a life of their own. Too soon the widowed king is entranced by a cunning stranger - and in one chilling moment Alexandra’s beloved brothers disappear, and she is banished to a barren land. When Alexandra’s mother is slain by an unnatural beast, shadows fall on the once-lush kingdom.
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