Discover the Graceling Realm in this unforgettable award-winning novel from bestselling author
Kristin Cashore. A New York Times bestseller * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * Mythopoeic
Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Winner * Publishers Weekly School Library Journal
Booklist and BCCB Best Book of the Year ?Rageful exhilarating wistful in turns" ( New York
Times Book Review) with ?a knee weakening romance? ( Los Angeles Times ). Graceling is a
thrilling action-packed fantasy adventure that will resonate deeply with anyone trying to find
their way in the world. Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable-yet-strong Katsa who is
smart and beautiful and lives in the Seven Kingdoms where selected people are born with a Grace
a special talent that can be anything at all. Katsa's Grace is killing. As the king's niece
she is forced to use her extreme skills as his brutal enforcer. Until the day she meets Prince
Po who is Graced with combat skills and Katsa's life begins to change. She never expects to
become Po's friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace?or about a
terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms
with words alone . And don't miss the sequel Fire and companion Bitterblue both award-winning
New York Times bestsellers featuring Kristin Cashore's elegant evocative prose and
unforgettable characters.
