Nettle & Bone

This princess is a killer

From Hugo & Nebula Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Nettle & Bone, a brilliantly subversive, dark, and original fairy tale for adults. When Marra—the shy, overlooked youngest princess—realizes no hero is coming to save her sister from an abusive prince, she decides to take matters into her own hands. To gain the power needed to slay a prince, she must complete three impossible tasks set by a grave-witch, forging a bone-dog, weaving a cloak of nettles, and capturing moonlight in a jar.

Accompanied by a disgraced knight, a reluctant godmother, a demonic chicken, and her bone-dog companion, Marra sets out on a perilous quest to dismantle a kingdom’s dark power structure.

Inside the Book:

• A Masterful Subversion of Classic Tropes: Replaces the traditional "damsel in distress" narrative with a gritty, clever, and grounded tale of quiet vengeance and sisterly love.
• Unforgettable Characters: Features a delightfully eccentric party of misfits, including a sharp-witted grave-witch, a disgraced former knight, and a terrifyingly possessed hen.
• Witty, Atmospheric Narrative: Melds Kingfisher’s signature dark humor with moments of genuine suspense, emotional depth, and eerie magic.
• Critically Acclaimed Fantasy: Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, cementing its place as a modern fantasy classic.