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This Princess Kills Monsters

The Misadventures of a Fairy-Tale Stepsister: A Novel

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This Princess Kills Monsters

By: Ry Herman
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh, Ry Herman
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 A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdom—and herself—in this feminist fairy tale satire.

“The Princess Bride meets Shrek.”—Susie Dumond, author of Bed and Breakup

“Exactly the sort of queer fairy tale for grown-ups that I have yearned to read.”—Ryka Aoki, author of Light from Uncommon Stars

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Someone wants to murder Princess Melilot. This is sadly normal.

Melilot is sick of being ordered to go on dangerous quests by her domineering stepmother. Especially since she always winds up needing to be rescued by her more magically talented stepsisters. And now, she's been commanded to marry a king she’s never met.

When hideous spider-wolves attack her on the journey to meet her husband-to-be, she is once again rescued—but this time, by twelve eerily similar-looking masked huntsmen. Soon she has to contend with near-constant attempts on her life, a talking lion that sets bewildering gender tests, and a king who can't recognize his true love when she puts on a pair of trousers. And all the while, she has to fight her growing attraction to not only one of the huntsmen, but also her fiancé’s extremely attractive sister.

If Melilot can't unravel the mysteries and rescue herself from peril, kingdoms will fall. Worse, she could end up married to someone she doesn’t love. Fantasy Humorous Literature & Fiction Royalty Satire Witty Magic Fiction
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A great fresh take & I loved the gender inclusivity, & enjoyed all the fairytale references. Well done Ry you legend! They’re not afraid to make a bit of fun & turn things on their head, I thought it was brilliant.

Funny & inclusive

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