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Beauty

Tales from the Kingdoms (Book 2)

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FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.

'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW
'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE
'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENT

Imagine a castle lost to history, a brave prince, a beautiful princess and a curse waiting to be broken . . .
And then imagine them all again . . .
This is the tale of Sleeping Beauty, retold as it always should have been.

Beauty is the second instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.

Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.
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Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:

Book 1: MAGIC
Book 2: BEAUTY
Book 3: POISON
Book 4: CHARM
Book 5: BLOOD
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PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:

'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING
'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN
'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL
'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE
'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL
'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN
'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE
'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST
'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES
'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA
'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN

Critics Review

Anyone with any interest in fairy tale and myth will smile and smile again.
The Forgotten Geek
Beauty is a fantastic conclusion to this series. I can't recommend these books enough: go forth and read!
WONDROUSREADS.COM
It is a delightfully wicked twist on the stories of old.
THEELOQUENTPAGE.CO.UK
It's fun, contemporary, sexy, and perfect for fans of Once Upon a Time, Snow White and the Huntsman and more.
TOR.COM
a super sexy tale full of fan, danger and excitement
FICTION FASINATION
Author Sarah Pinborough
Narrator Genevieve Gaunt
Series Tales from the Kingdoms
Duration 4 hours and 34 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781399631204
Format Audiobook
Publisher Orion
Genre Dark fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy romance, Romance: fantasy and paranormal
Collections Romantasy
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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