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Princess Snow is missing. Her home planet is filled with violence and the king will stop at nothing to get his beloved daughter back - but that's assuming she wants to return at all. Essie has grown used to being cold. When a mysterious young man named Dane crash-lands near her home, Essie agrees to help the pilot repair his ship. But soon she realises that Dane's arrival was far from accidental, and she's pulled into the heart of a war she's risked everything to avoid. In her enthralling debut, R.C. Lewis weaves the tale of a princess on the run from painful secrets.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up-Essie has been living on her own as the only female in the mining settlement of Forty-Two on the frozen tundra of the planet Thanda, filling her days tinkering with drones and prize fighting. It is only when Dane, a handsome young man, mysteriously crashes near her home that Essie's true past comes to light. Princess Snow has been missing from her home planet for eight years, a fact that has led King Matthias and his evil wife to war. With less-than-subtle pressure from Dane, Essie is forced to face her past, save the galaxy from the wrath of Windsong's evil rulers, and take her birthright seat on the throne. A futuristic take on the classic Snow White tale, this fast-paced story intertwines romance with action. Unfortunately, Mia Barron's monotonous narration does the exciting plot no favors. VERDICT This audio version is not recommended.-Betsy -Davison, Cortland, NY (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Even by the rough-and-tumble standards of the frozen planet Thanda, Essie is unusual-she likes to cage-fight angry men just back from working in the mines, and when Essie isn't fighting, she's a mechanic, fixing ships and tinkering with drones. After a stranger named Dane crashes on Thanda, Essie tries to help him, but ends up getting kidnapped. She's taken to Dane's planet, Candara, where his people plan to trade her to the king in exchange for the release of Candaran prisoners, one of whom is Dane's father. Essie is a valuable find-she's actually a young princess who escaped the clutches of the stepmother who tried to kill her when she was nine. In this interplanetary retelling of Snow White, debut author Lewis reveals a talent for worldbuilding and creating complex, memorable characters. As Essie owns up to her past and takes control of her fate, SF and fairytale fans alike will enjoy watching her beat the odds and find romance in the process. Ages 14-up. Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
"Snow White" gets an upgrade in this clever, surprisingly gritty science-fiction version. Essie has spent eight years hiding in the hardscrabble mining settlements of Thanda, cage fighting for cash and "stitching" machine code, especially for her seven autonomous drones. When Dane, the charming offworlder she rescues from a shuttle crash, discovers that she is the long-lost Princess Snow, he can't leave behind such a valuable pawn in the ongoing interplanetary war. But what if Essie refuses to go home? Elements of the classic fairy tale are skillfully woven into this update, with a particularly delightful nod to the Disney dwarves. But Essie is no passive, pretty princess; she is tough, cynical, paranoid and prone to violent ragesrough edges that gradually make sense as the horrific truths about her childhood are revealed. Dane, in contrast, is the perfect prince: strong, gentle, devoted and (irritatingly) slightly better than Essie at everything. Sweet romance and graphic violence, earthy humor and chilling abuse, space-opera settings and vintage derring-dothey all intertwine with unexpected panache. If the wicked king and the downright monstrous stepmother are cartoonishly evil, their villainous schemes implausibly over-the-top and the climactic revolt against their tyranny ludicrously simplewell, the source tale is hardly free of plot holes, either, and who cares when it's so entertaining? A fine addition to the ever popular subgenre of fairy-tale adaptations. (Science fiction. 12-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
In this offbeat take on Snow White, Essie, a part-time cage fighter and repairs genius on the subzero mining planet Thanda, has her life thrown into upheaval when a ship crash-lands. Inside, she finds the mysterious Dane, a young man from the planet Garam. They clash immediately, he from the upper echelons and she barely scraping by, but their romance builds gradually and irresistibly. Together, they seek a treasure that could change the galaxy and both their lives. They travel to other planets and meet revolutionaries while narrowly avoiding immigration control, which could imprison both of them, as well as hired killers with eyes out for anyone who could disrupt the status quo in the capital city of Windsong. Readers are thrown right into the action the novel opens with a cage fight between protagonist Essie and a miner but progress from there is slow. There's a definite learning curve to the invented vocabulary, which may deter casual readers. Still. a gripping story with lots of moving parts and will likely appeal to fans of genre fiction.--Comfort, Stacey Copyright 2014 Booklist