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Six Crimson Cranes
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- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
A princess in exile. Six enchanted cranes. An unspeakable curse.
A beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers' 'The Six Swans' fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world, by the author of Spin the Dawn.
Shiori'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.
Critic reviews
"A dazzling fairy tale full of breathtaking storytelling." (Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times best-selling author of Caraval)
"An unputdownable, sweeping fairytale that thrills as much as it delights." (Kerri Maniscalco, number one New York Times best-selling author of Kingdom of the Wicked)
"This book is magic!" (Kristin Cashore, New York Times best-selling author of Graceling)
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- WY
- 04-05-22
beautiful
alot happening, but I really enjoyed it, her character development really good, I'm looking forward to the next one!!!!!!
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- LittleAutumnPoet
- 29-01-22
Fantastic retelling of my favourite fairytale!
One of the best romance subplots ever, villains could have been better, practically perfect retelling.
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- Brooke Brown
- 28-12-21
Hooked!!!!
Once stuck in, I never wanted it to stop! I also assumed it was a stand alone so now I cannot wait for sequeal!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-07-23
I’m in awe of this book
Best book I have read in a long time. I felt like I was actually living in the book. I read it in only 3 days as I just wouldn’t put it down. The story is so well written it had so many twists I was not expecting. I’m going straight on to the second book (the dragons promise) I didn’t want the story to end.
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- Rose
- 26-10-21
love it
absolutely loved it, I would happily read it again have the book aswell I got so invested in the story and I have recommended this book to so many people
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- Anonymous User
- 14-08-23
A must read/listen!
I cannot recommend this book enough. The writing was stunning, the characters where engaging, the narrator did a wonderful job bringing everyone to life! This was a marvellous retelling of a well known story and the ending will leave you in tears - a sign of a wonderfully spun tale.
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- Harley S
- 04-09-21
Beautiful!
This was my first audiobook and Wow did I make the perfect choice.
I was worried that I would not be able to immerse myself in the story without reading it myself but this book was so captivating and the Narrator did a beautiful job.
I love fantasy and fairytales so this book perfectly ticked those boxes.
This book was so enchanting, from the gorgeous world building, strong characters, and plot twist I just loved this story.
Shiori starts off as a spoiled princess and grows into a strong young woman. I loved that the characters were real people with real flaws.
This was so easy to listen to, I had planned to listen on my drive to work but I found myself listening to it on breaks and at home as I needed to hear more.
Now I just have to wait for the second instalment 😧
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- Rosie
- 07-04-22
Amazing book!
This listen was amazing! I enjoyed every second of it. I can't wait for the next book to come
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- sazmi_journal
- 05-06-22
Spirited away vibes (uh, kinda but not really)
The writing was 10/10 , and of course i was going to pick this up anyway ; A retelling of one of my favorite fairy tales? Yes pleasee.
My main criticism is that there was too much happening, and there wasn't an attempt to develop it past a surface level. The ending in particular felt very messy and underdeveloped. ( A favorite retelling of this fairy tale is Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, and that has one of my favorite endings so I couldn't help but compare the two)
I am really glad they established the love interest fairly on, ( love triangle is there but it's buried, deep down in the ocean) and I am happy who she ends up with ( Takkan is perfect, maybe too perfect) but dammit I really wanted the dragon stuff to go somewhere. It reminded me of Haku from spirited away, but alas it was not meant to be. I know the next book its going to explore that pairing so we may still get something.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-10-22
a story of birds
I really enjoyed this story, I spend a lot of time on my own working a late shift in an isolated office but the protagonist really made me laugh at points with her going from a clearly spoiled bratty princess to someone willing to give up her own safety for the sake of others, can't wait to start book two
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