{"product_id":"thorn-hedge","title":"Thorn Hedge","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-e5cb9e7d-9 jszLBx\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-test=\"@web\/ProductDetailPageHighlights\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-6a3f6e8d-1 jPoGSX h-bg-white\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"h-display-flex h-flex-direction-col h-flex-wrap h-margin-b-default h-margin-t-x2\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"sc-6a3f6e8d-0 ckSHjf h-padding-t-x2 h-padding-r-tight h-text-md\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella!From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"sc-6a3f6e8d-0 ckSHjf h-padding-t-x2 h-padding-r-tight h-text-md\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHugo Award (Novella) 2024 1st Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"sc-6a3f6e8d-0 ckSHjf h-padding-t-x2 h-padding-r-tight h-text-md\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author: T. KINGFISHER writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle \u0026amp; Bone, A Sorceress Comes to Call, What Moves the Dead, and A House with Good Bones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"sc-6a3f6e8d-0 ckSHjf h-padding-t-x2 h-padding-r-tight h-text-md\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e144 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"sc-6a3f6e8d-0 ckSHjf h-padding-t-x2 h-padding-r-tight h-text-md\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFiction + Literature Genres, Fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"styles_ndsHeading__phw6r styles_fontSize4__sshdb styles_x2Margin__ZKMpf h-text-bs h-margin-b-none\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h-margin-t-x2\" data-test=\"item-details-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author T. Kingfisher,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a princess trapped in a tower. This\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eisn't\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eher story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut nothing with fairies is ever simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCenturies later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He's heard there's a curse here that needs breaking, but it's a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The way\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eturns all the fairy tales inside out is a sharp-edged delight.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Katherine Addison, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Goblin Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso by T. Kingfisher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNettle \u0026amp; Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sorceress Comes to Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Moves the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Feasts at Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA House with Good Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I opened, I devoured. Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth.\" --Naomi Novik,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Deadly Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Immensely charming, unexpected, full of heart, I was utterly delighted by this incredibly original retelling of Sleeping Beauty.\" --Katherine Arden, bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bear and the Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kingfisher never fails to dazzle.\"--Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A slim and lovely retelling of 'Sleeping Beauty' full of melancholy charm,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas a particularly fine flexibility of tone that bends from sweet and shy to tragic and frightening. . . . it's such a pleasure to read, and Toadling and Halim are such delightful characters, that I simply let the story wash over me like Toadling's water magic and enjoyed the ride.\"--The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty.\"--The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Prepare to be delighted and enchanted . . . a moving story of connection, responsibility, belonging and unexpected friendship.\"--NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Haunting and unusual--a unique retelling of a classic tale!\" --Tamora Pierce,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of the Tortall series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The way\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eturns all the fairy tales inside out is a sharp-edged delight.\" --Katherine Addison, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Goblin Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You've never read a \"Sleeping Beauty\" retelling quite like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--POPSUGAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"T. Kingfisher's delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment and, as a result, she's an author whose work I would read without knowing one single fact about it. But, in case you need facts, this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eretelling with a twist is a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart.\"--Paste Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Toadling will break your heart and mend it at the same time, and that is how you know that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a story by T. Kingfisher. I loved this book so much.\"--Travis Baldree, N\u003ci\u003eew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegends \u0026amp; Lattes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A sweet-tempered tale of loyalty, patience, honor, redemption, and love.\"--Locus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kingfisher's trademark wit and compassion transforms \"Sleeping Beauty\" into a moving meditation on guilt, grief, and duty, as well as a surprisingly sweet romance between outsiders. There are no false notes here.\"--Publishers Weekly, STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kingfisher weaves elements of fairy tale, folklore, and history in this beautifully crafted story of loss, endurance, terror, and kindness.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis sheer magic from beginning to end!\" --Juliet Marillier, author of the Blackthorn \u0026amp; Grim and Warrior Bards series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At every turn, Kingfisher subverts familiar fairytale tropes into a fresh, complex, and extremely human story about loneliness, and the protective barriers we put around ourselves.\" --Sunyi Dean, bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This marvelously fractured fairy tale takes a well-known and well-loved story and turns it completely around. . . . Highly recommended for anyone who loves to see fables fractured into new and different shapes, similar to Alix E. Harrow's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Spindle Splintered\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--Library Journal, STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas all the gentle humor and big-hearted characterization the author's fans have come to expect. It is not a rollicking tale of sword and sorcery but a quieter, wryly funny, and boundlessly loving story of a toad and the knight who inspires her to finally make her own happy ending.\"--Shelf Awareness, STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT. KINGFISHER writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNettle \u0026amp; Bone\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sorceress Comes to Call\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Moves the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA House with Good Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, cats, and a yard full of toads who watch her suspiciously whenever she gardens.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Donnie's Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51291301183766,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8055\/7590\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-06154157.png?v=1778096559","url":"https:\/\/donniesbookclub.com\/products\/thorn-hedge","provider":"Donnie's Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}