description: Another ambitious and glossy collaboration between novelist Mark Helprin and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg, continuing the story of Swan Lake , their earlier book that recreated the ballet classic for children. Emulating Maurice Sendak's reinterpretation of The Nutcracker , both the earlier book and A City in Winter abound in winter season atmosphere and fairy tale magic. At the end of Swan Lake, the unnamed little girl who has heard the story of a prince and his beautiful lover Odette usurped from their kingdom by evil forces, realizes that she is the daughter of the pair, and the rightful heir to the kingdom. As the sequel begins, the girl is now an adult, restored to the throne as queen. She recalls her return to the city at age ten, and tells how the restoration came about.
language: English
title: A City in Winter, Homework Set
titlecomplete: A City in Winter, Homework Set
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Retellings, Fantasy, Juvenile, 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: Recorded Books