Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
A novella. Dust jacket illustration by Tristan Elwell.
When the witch built the forty-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should a prince battle his way to the top, he will be rewarded with a golden sword — and the lovely Princess Floralinda.
But no prince has managed to conquer the first flight yet, let alone get to the fortieth.
In fact, the supply of fresh princes seems to have quite dried up.
And winter is closing in on Floralinda...
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Tamsyn Muir
Tamsyn Muir's voice stands out in the speculative fiction landscape as something uniquely dark, inventive, and emotionally charged. Born in 1985 in New Zealand, Muir’s writing career is an unexpected yet thrilling journey from the quiet beauty of her homeland to the high stakes of intergalactic necromancy. Now residing in Oxford, Muir continues to weave complex, multifaceted stories that defy easy categorization.
Her breakout series, The Locked Tomb, burst onto the scene with Gideon the Ninth in 2019, capturing readers with its sharp wit, twisted necromantic world, and a set of characters that are anything but ordinary. The series blends genres with fearless abandon—mixing dark humor, science fiction, and gothic horror into a potent brew that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Muir’s exploration of death, identity, and loyalty within this universe has garnered her critical acclaim, earning the 2020 Locus Award for Best First Novel and nominations for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
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