A City in Winter: The Queen's Tale

Driven to avenge the murder of her royal parents and reclaim their lost kingdom, the daring young heroine and would-be queen journeys to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its evil conqueror, the Usurper. Mark Helprin's spellbinding tale reveals a city veiled in snow, at once divine and deadly. Van Allsburg's stunning illustrations supply a palpable richness which captures all the exhilarating expanse of the story. 13 color illustrations.

• Author
• Mark Helprin, Chris Van Allsburg

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 147

• Series
• A Kingdom Far and Clear: The Swan Lake Trilogy

• Publisher
• Viking Books for Young Readers

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780670868438

• Genres
• fiction, fantasy, childrens, retellings, juvenile

• Release date
• 1996