Thorn

Name: Thorn
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Intisar Khanani
ISBN: 9780062994837

Author: Intisar Khanani

Series: Dauntless Path #1

Narrator: Shiromi Arserio

Unabridged: 14 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/24/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Royalty, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Synopsis

Hunted meets The Wrath and the Dawn in this bold fairytale retelling—where court intrigue, false identities, and dark secrets will thrill fans of classic and contemporary fantasy alike.Princess Alyrra has always longed to escape the confines of her royal life, but when her mother betroths her to a powerful prince in a distant kingdom, she has little hope for a better future.Until Alyrra arrives at her new kingdom, where a mysterious sorceress robs her of both her identity and her role as princess—and Alyrra seizes on the opportunity to start a new life for herself as a goose girl. But as Alyrra uncovers dangerous secrets about her new world, including a threat to the prince himself, she knows she can’t remain silent forever. With the fate of the kingdom at stake, Alyrra is caught between two worlds, and ultimately must decide who she is and what she stands for.Originally self-published as an ebook and now brought to life with completely revised text, Thorn also features an additional short story set in-world, The Bone Knife.

About Intisar Khanani

Intisar Khanani grew up a nomad and world traveler. Born in Wisconsin, she has lived in five different states as well as in Jeddah on the coast of the Red Sea. She first remembers seeing snow on a wintry street in Zurich, Switzerland, and vaguely recollects having breakfast with the orangutans at the Singapore Zoo when she was five. She currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two young daughters. Intisar is also the author of Thorn. To find out what she is working on next and connect with her online, visit www.booksbyintisar.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda

Just released my Top 10 Books from 2020 BookTube Video - now that you know this one made the list, click the link to find the rest!The Written Review“We all need our quiet, I think. We all have our unspoken wishes, hopes we cannot mention, choices we may yet regret.”Princess Alyrra......more

Goodreads review by Rizza✧˖°

Actual rating: 4.5 Stars I received this ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. This book was first published in 2012 as an indie book and it is being republished now by HarperTeen because an editor fell in love with it after reading the book. And I can see the reason why. This book has a......more

Goodreads review by Pauline

I loved this book, absolutely loved it. It’s an object lesson for me, actually, in not pre-judging a book, because this one ticks so many of my ‘no’ boxes: it’s YA, it’s a fairy-tale retelling, it’s first person present tense (“I back away...”, “I gaze at him”), it’s more or less a romance, it’s abo......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte

"This is how you survive: one breath to the next, refusing each thought as it comes to you. This is how you get through the worst of things." Thorn by Intisar Khanani was originally independently published in 2012, and it is now being re-released by a publisher in 2020. I was lucky enough to score an......more