Hameln
For fans of Naomi Novik comes a delightful historical fantasy retelling of the Pied Piper of Hameln, from the perspective of the town’s teens. There is no room for Clare the Adventurer in Hameln, a German town with hundreds of years of history, much of which has been kept secret from her. When a shocking murder leads to a plague of rats ruining her hometown’s once-a-decade Obolen festival, Clare realizes there’s more at stake than just losing her younger brother, the last in her family, to a distant apprenticeship.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie is nobility, but that doesn’t mean she has to stay on the sidelines waiting for everyone else to clean up the mess of rats running amok in Hameln. She’s jumping in, uncovering potential suspects and getting in Clare’s way every step of an investigation leading her deeper into her family’s darkest secrets.
A wandering minstrel with a magic flute might be the answer to all of their problems.
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What readers are saying…
"Deliciously dark mystery, adventure, and a dash of romance, Knight's story takes readers into a fairytale world that is far more Brothers Grimm than Disney. Her young protagonists-a princess who longs to make a difference, a blacksmith struggling to protect her family, and a handsome bard who holds the secrets of his past and purpose close-join an ensemble cast of allies to solve an uncanny murder that unleashes a plague of rats in their town. As the darkness builds and spreads, the teens uncover a deadly secret that threatens their entire land. Knight delivers a high-stakes tale with compelling heroes and chilling villains in this original Pied Piper retelling." Kara Lenore, author of Beneath a Sun Deprived Sky