The Girl of Fire and Thorns

About the Author

RAE CARSON dabbled in many things, from teaching to corporate sales to customer service to architecture, before becoming a full-time writer. This is her first novel. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two stepsons.

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Jacket art © 2011 by Sammy Yuen and Lara Jade

Jacket design by Sammy Yuen and Paul Zakris

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

The Girl of Fire and Thorns

Copyright © 2011 by Rae Carson

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Carson, Rae.

The girl of fire and thorns / by Rae Carson.

p. cm.

“Greenwillow Books.”

Summary: A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic.

ISBN 978-0-06-202648-4 (trade bdg.)

[1. Kings, queens, rulers, etc.—Fiction. 2. Prophecies—Fiction. 3. Magic—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.C21677Gi 2011 [Fic]—dc22 2010042021

EPub Edition © AUGUST 2011 ISBN: 9780062093325

11 12 13 14 15 LP/RRDB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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