This Princess Kills Monsters

Plt;bPgt;A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdomP#8212;and herselfP#8212;in this affectionate satire of the Grimm BrothersP#8217; fairy tale Plt;iPgt;The Twelve HuntsmenPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;/bPgt;

Plt;bPgt;A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdomP#8212;and herselfP#8212;in this feminist fairy tale satire.Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;Plt;iPgt;The Princess Bride Plt;/iPgt;meets Shrek.P#8221;P#8212;Susie Dumond, author of Plt;iPgt;Bed and BreakupPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;Exactly the sort of queer fairy tale for grown-ups that I have yearned to read.P#8221;P#8212;Ryka Aoki, author of Plt;iPgt;Light from Uncommon StarsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: Plt;iPgt;Autostraddle, Fangirlish, Reactor, Book Riot, Reading Glasses Podcast, Plt;/iPgt;Denver Public LibraryPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Someone wants to murder Princess Melilot. This is sadly normal.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Melilot is sick of being ordered to go on dangerous quests by her domineering stepmother. Especially since she always winds up needing to be rescued by her more magically talented stepsisters. And now, sheP#39;s been commanded to marry a king sheP#8217;s never met.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;When hideous spider-wolves attack her on the journey to meet her husband-to-be, she is once again rescuedP#8212;but this time, by twelve eerily similar-looking masked huntsmen. Soon she has to contend with near-constant attempts on her life, a talking lion that sets bewildering gender tests, and a king who canP#39;t recognize his true love when she puts on a pair of trousers. And all the while, she has to fight her growing attraction to not only one of the huntsmen, but also her fiancP#233;P#8217;s extremely attractive sister.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;If Melilot canP#39;t unravel the mysteries and rescue herself from peril, kingdoms will fall. Worse, she could end up married to someone she doesnP#8217;t love.