Thirteenth Child - The Number 1 New York Times Bestseller

From the author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes the deliciously dark, enemies to lovers fairy tale retelling readers have been waiting for!
'A candle-lit journey of love, sacrifice and becoming.' Kiyash Monsef, bestselling author of Once There Was
When death calls, she must answer.
Hazel has always known she was different from her siblings. A thirteenth child, she was promised at birth to Merrick, the god of death.
Under his care, Hazel learns the art - and magic - of healing. Word of her extraordinary gift spreads throughout the kingdom. But all gifts come with a price. When Death claims a soul for himself, it is Hazel who must end their suffering... permanently.
Soon, destiny brings her to the royal court where she meets Leopold, an infuriatingly alluring prince with a disdain for everything and everyone. Here, Hazel faces her biggest dilemma yet: to carry out her duties or follow the urges of her own heart. Can she go against the will of Death himself to save someone who is marked to die?
Readers have been enchanted by The Thirteenth Child:
'I would give this 13 stars if I could. Put this on your best of 2024 lists now'
'You know when you start a book and you realise that this story will be with you for the rest of your life?' 'I just finished reading this and I don't know what to do with myself' 'A story of gods, love, choosing between what is destined and what is right. I fell in love with every page of this book' 'The ending shredded my heart...beautiful' '*chef's kiss*. a BIG twist that I did not see coming at all' 'Darkly gothic and deliciously unsettling, this fantasy is one to stay cosy with and get lost in' 'SO SO SAD BUT SO SO GOOD. '

Summary

From the extraordinary mind of Erin A. Craig comes the breathtaking fairy tale retelling readers have been waiting for. A sweeping, fantastical saga for fans of dark fairy tales and romantasy.

Report

'A haunting, deeply romantic tale of life and death, and one girl who walks the fragile cord between them.' Ava Reid, bestselling author of A Study in Drowning

Product details

• Authors: Erin A Craig, Erin A. Craig, Erin A Craig
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2025
• EAN: 9780861549696
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-969-6
• No. of pages: 512
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Magical Realism, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy romance (Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Myth & legend told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Romance, Children’s / teenage fiction: dark fantasy, Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings