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Also by Erika Johansen:

The Kingdom of Sweets, December 2023
Hardcover / e-Book
Beneath the Keep, February 2021
Hardcover / e-Book
The Fate of the Tearling, July 2017
Paperback
The Invasion of the Tearling, July 2016
Paperback
The Queen Of The Tearling, July 2014
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THE KINGDOM OF SWEETS
By: Erika Johansen

Dutton
December 2023
On Sale: November 28, 2023
368 pages
ISBN: 1524742759
EAN: 9781524742751
Kindle: B0BX5HFP3B
Hardcover / e-Book
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Fantasy Magical Realism

This gloriously transportive reimagining of The Nutcracker tells the tale of twin sisters, divided by envy and magic, set against each another one fateful Christmas Eve.

Light and dark—this is the cursed birthright placed upon Clara and Natasha by their godfather, Drosselmeyer, whose power and greed hold an entire city in his sway. Charming Clara, the favorite, grows into a life of beauty and ease, while Natasha is relegated to her sister’s shadow, ignored and unloved.
 
But Natasha seizes the opportunity for revenge one Christmas Eve, when Drosselmeyer arrives at the family gala with the Nutcracker, an enchanted gift that offers entry into an alternate world: the Kingdom of Sweets.
 
Following Clara into the glittering land of snow and sugar, Natasha discovers a source of power far greater than Drosselmeyer: the Sugar Plum Fairy, who offers her own wondrous gifts . . . and chilling bargains. But as Natasha uncovers the truth about a dark destiny crafted long before her birth, she must reckon with forces both earthly and magical, human and diabolical, and decide to which world she truly belongs.