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Marra sets out to free her sister from an abusive prince. She is the youngest of three royal daughters and keeps to herself. She has spent half her life in a convent. Unlike her sister, she has escaped marriage for a royal alliance. After years of silence, she decides to act against the prince.

To gain the help she needs, Marra must complete three daunting tasks. She must make a dog using bones and sew a cloak using nettles. She must also gather moonlight in a vessel. These feats mark the start of her quest, not its end. A knight who has lost his honour joins her. So do an unwilling fairy godmother and a strange witch of the dead. A possessed bird completes the group. With their help, Marra hopes to save her sister and bring down the throne.

T. Kingfisher's fantasy turns a royal marriage tale into a quest to kill the prince. It draws on fairy tales, with dark magic and a reluctant heroine. The book won the 2023 Hugo Award. It also reached the finals for the 2023 Locus and 2022 Nebula awards. This edition belongs to the Armada series. Andreea Roșeț translated the English original, Nettle and Bone.