Sleep Like Death

Cinderella is dead, but Snow White fights on ...

New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron makes her highly anticipated return to the fairytale realm of Cinderella is Dead with this thrilling twist on the classic story of Snow White.

Princess Eve was raised with one purpose: to destroy the Knight, an evil sorcerer who terrorises Queen's Bridge with his wicked magic. Far too many of her subjects have been devastated by the Knight's trickery but Eve's own unique magic - the ability to conjure weapons from nature - makes her a worthy adversary.

As she approaches her seventeenth birthday, Eve is ready to battle. But her mother, Queen Regina, has been acting bizarrely, talking to a strange mirror alone every night. Then a young man claiming to be the Knight's messenger appears and shares a shocking truth about Eve's past. Unsure of who to trust or what to do next, Eve must find the courage to fight. But will it be enough to save her family and her queendom?

Review

[Kalynn] has a way of drawing you in to the fantasy world of her creation and you just have to keep reading ― Books for Keeps

Kalynn Bayron does more than rewrite a fairy-tale . She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after ― Brigid Kemmerer, NYT bestselling author, on CINDERELLA IS DEAD

Challenges patriarchy with kick-butt heroines and a counter-story that will forever change how readers perceive fairytales ― Booklist starred review on CINDERELLA IS DEAD

Mesmerising and beautiful ― Tracy Deonn, NYT bestselling author, on THIS POISON HEART

The book centres Black characters, and its prose sings. This Wicked Fate is a delightful novel about literal Black Girl Magic, found family and queer love, with adventures and a satisfying twist on Greek mythology ― Foreword Reviews, starred review on THIS WICKED FATE

About the Author

Kalynn Bayron is the bestselling author of the young-adult novels Cinderella Is Dead, This Poison Heart, This Wicked Fate and You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight as well as the middle-grade series The Vanquishers. She is the winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for YA Fiction 2020 and Wordery's Children's Book of the Year 2020, and has been shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Award for YA Fantasy 2020 and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021. When she's not writing, you can find her listening to Ella Fitzgerald on loop, attending the theatre, watching scary movies and spending time with her kids. She lives in Ithaca, New York, with her family.
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