explorer / books · 2023
Nettle & Bone
Published 2022 by Tor Books · 256 pages
Hugo · 2023
WinnerNebula · 2023
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Hugo 20236 finalists
Ursula Vernon on these ballots
4 award entries · 2 books · 1 wins · 2023–2025
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Synopsis
When shy princess Marra discovers that the prince her sister married is a monster, she sets out to kill him — armed with a dog made of bones, a cloak of nettles, and allies including a dust-wife, a fairy godmother gone wrong, and a possessed chicken.
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