num_pages: 147
description: Driven to avenge the murder of her royal parents &amp; reclaim her lost kingdom, a daring young heroine &amp; would-be queen journeys to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its evil conqueror, the Usurper. Helprin's spellbinding tale reveals a city veiled in snow, at once divine &amp; deadly. Evocatively told &amp; beautifully rendered, it will enchant readers of all ages. Stunning color illustrations by Chris Van Allsburg capture the exhilaration of the story -- from the pulse of the masses in the palace square to the wrath of the bloodthirsty Usurper who scours the city streets after curfew, to the opulence of an intimate dinner party set for a thousand guests.
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/Penguin