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Malice

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內容簡介 《Malice》公主不應該愛上邪惡的女巫。作家Tamora Pierce評價：這是個迷人又引人入勝的故事，如同大家重複提起的《睡美人》，真愛不僅僅是一個簡單的童話故事。"Walter引人入勝的處女作！獻給所有被告知要隱藏自己本質和對抗外在困難的酷兒女孩，”——O: 歐普拉雜誌從前，有一個邪惡的巫女，為了復仇用詛咒讓公主沉睡，只有真愛之吻才能打破的詛咒，大家小時候都聽過這個童話，不是嗎？然後英俊的王子來到，從此過著幸福快樂的日子。但簡直是胡說八道。讓我告訴你，在Briar 沒有人真正關心公主會發生什麼事，他們只關心珠寶、盛大的派對和魅力無窮的長生不老藥。我原以為我也不在乎。直到我遇見了她。善良親切的Aurora公主，Briar王位的最後繼承人，一個未來的女王。她不介意我有黑暗魔法天賦，也不會對流淌在我血管中的神秘黑暗魔法感到厭惡和恐懼，不同於那些付錢買魔藥然後給我貼上怪物標籤的貴族。Aurora說我應該為我的天份感到自豪，她是那樣關心我，儘管我用這樣的力量給予她詛咒。 距離那個會讓她致命的詛咒還有不到一年的時間，我在Aurora身上看到的任何未來都將迅速瓦解——她無法忍受親吻另一個平淡無奇的王子。我想幫助她，如果我的力量能施展詛咒或許也能解除它，也許我們可以一起打造一個新世界。別再多費唇舌了，因為我們都知道這個故事的結局，不是嗎？Aurora是美麗的公主，而我——是個壞巫女。 Malice二重奏之一 A princess isn’t supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this "bewitching and fascinating” (Tamora Pierce) retelling of "Sleeping Beauty,” true love is more than a simple fairy tale. "Walter’s spellbinding debut is for all the queer girls and women who’ve been told to keep their gifts hidden and for those yearning to defy gravity.”—O: The Oprah MagazineOnce upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love’s kiss.You’ve heard this before, haven’t you? The handsome prince. The happily ever after.Utter nonsense.Let me tell you, no one in Briar actually cares about what happens to its princesses. Not the way they care about their jewels and elaborate parties and charm-granting elixirs. I thought I didn’t care, either.Until I met her.Princess Aurora. The last heir to Briar’s throne. Kind. Gracious. The future queen her realm needs. One who isn’t bothered that I am Alyce, the Dark Grace, abhorred and feared for the mysterious dark magic that runs in my veins. Humiliated and shamed by the same nobles who pay me to bottle hexes and then brand me a monster. Aurora says I should be proud of my gifts. That she . . . cares for me. Even though a power like mine was responsible for her curse.But with less than a year until that curse will kill her, any future I might see with Aurora is swiftly disintegrating—and she can’t stand to kiss yet another insipid prince. I want to help her. If my power began her curse, perhaps it’s what can lift it. Perhaps together we could forge a new world.Nonsense again. Because we all know how this story ends, don’t we? Aurora is the beautiful princess. And I—I am the villain.Book One of the Malice Duology"

作者介紹

作者介紹 Heather Walter is a native Southerner who hates the heat. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, she is a former English teacher and a current librarian. Perhaps it is because she's surrounded by stories that she began writing them. At any given moment, you can find her plotting. This is her first novel.

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