T. Kingfisher was recently nominated for the Hugo Award, solidifying her status as a horror writer to watch. Her latest, "Thornhedge," is an eerie reworking of the fairy-tale classic "Sleeping Beauty." Kidnapped as a baby and raised by fae, Toadling has only known the world of magic around her. When she's sent back to Earth, she's tasked with protecting one human child, and over time, Toadling makes it her task to keep the princess within her tower by growing vicious thorns around it. Rumours of the princess draw the attention of a kind prince, and despite Toadling's budding friendship with him, she knows her job is to keep everyone away from the princess, even if it means sacrificing the one friendship she's come to cherish.
Release date: Aug. 15