The Changeling Queen: Deluxe Limited Edition - by Kimberly Bea (Hardcover)

Highlights

• FOR FANS OF fairy/fae fiction like Callie Hart’s Quicksilver, Holly Black’s The
• Folk of the Air trilogy and Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses and Lore
• of the Wilds by Analiegh Sbrana; feminist mythological retellings in the vein of
• Jennifer Saint, Madeline Miller, and Natalie Hayes; fans of Scottish historicals and
• women's fiction in the vein of Outlander.
• DELUXE LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER with stenciled edges, a beautiful
• foil-stamped case, lithofoil cover with embossing, exclusive interior design with
• full-color illustrated endpapers. Stenciled edges will be dropped on subsequent
• printings.
• LUSH, SENSUAL FAE STORY: Fairy/fae fiction is a highly popular subgenre,
• especially on #Booktok, and demonstrated by the popularity of writers such as
• Sarah J. Maas, Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey series, Callie Hart, and Lore of the Wilds
• by Analiegh Sbrana.
• INTRIGUING MISUNDERSTOOD VILLAINESS: The Faery Queen, traditionally
• the villain of Tam Lin, gets to tell her side of the story, like in popular villainess
• retellings The Witch and the Tsar, Circe, The Witch’s Heart, and Stone Blind.
• SCOTTISH PAGANISM: Detailed applications of herbalism, folk medicine, and
• midwifery mixed with Scottish pagan beliefs strengthens the historical setting
• and also would appeal to readers who are also interested in the connections
• between paganism, witchcraft, folklore and history.
• FEMINIST TAM LIN RETELLING: This retelling of the Ballad of Tam Lin tackles
• the right to choose is a way that is fitting for the time period but also deeply
• resonates with today’s discussions.
• MYTHIC DEBUT RETELLING WITH MASS APPEAL: Circe, Persephone, and
• Medusa are just a few of the current retellings with broad appeal, and recent
• titles like Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel, Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear, and
• Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati prove even debuts in this category are hot.
• Likewise, The Changeling Queen features lush imagery and folklore of Scotland
• with the same women-focused broad appeal.
• CROSSOVER APPEAL FOR ADULT AND NEW ADULT: Readers of all things
• Scottish (Hilary Mantel and Outlander) will be drawn to the carefully - drawn
• setting of medieval Scotland and the stories centering women. Additionally, this
• novel can easily cross markets to appeal to fans of New Adult and even upper YA