num_pages: 476
description: On her sixteenth birthday, the princess Beauty sidesteps the sleeping curse placed on her by her wicked aunt, the fairy Carabosse - only to be kidnapped by visitors from another time and place, far from the picturesque castle in fourteenth century England.She is taken to the world of the future, a savage society where, even amongst the teeming billions, she is utterly alone. And as she travels magically to places both imaginary and real, Beauty eventually comes to understand her special place in humanity's destiny.
language: English
title: Beauty
titlecomplete: Beauty
genres: Retellings, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Fairy Tale Retellings, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Time Travel, Feminism, Fiction
ratings_count: 5715
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel
publisher: Gollancz