num_pages: 147
description: Driven to avenge the murder of her royal parents and reclaim their lost kingdom, the daring young heroine and would-be queen journeys to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its evil conqueror, the Usurper. Mark Helprin's spellbinding tale reveals a city veiled in snow, at once divine and deadly. Van Allsburg's stunning illustrations supply a palpable richness which captures all the exhilarating expanse of the story. 13 color illustrations.
language: English
title: A City in Winter
titlecomplete: A City in Winter
genres: Middle Grade, Retellings, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Picture Books, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 684
series: A Kingdom Far and Clear: The Swan Lake Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Novella
publisher: Viking/Ariel