THE ODDLING PRINCE

“Nancy Springer has written a small, perfect epic, three words I did not think could ever live well together. And yet here it is: romantic, heroic, moving, satisfying-and not an overblown farrago of words. Read it-and believe.” --Jane Yolen, author of The Emerald Circus and Sister Light/Sister Dark

In the ancient moors of Scotland, the king of Calidon lies on his deathbed, cursed by a ring that cannot be removed from his finger. When a mysterious fey stranger appears to save the king, he also carries a secret that could tear the royal family apart.

The kingdom's only hope will lie with two young men raised worlds apart. Aric is the beloved heir to the throne of Calidon; Albaric is clearly of noble origin yet strangely out of place.

The Oddling Prince is a tale of brothers whose love and loyalty to each other is such that it defies impending warfare, sundering seas, fated hatred, and the very course of time itself. In her long-awaited new fantasy novel, Nancy Springer explores the darkness of the human heart as well as its unceasing capacity for love.

Nancy Springer has passed the fifty-book milestone with novels for adults, young adults, and children, in genres including mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, magic realism, horror, and mystery. She has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and has won many awards, including winner of the Tiptree Award for Larque on the Wing (William Morrow, 1994) and was nominated for the Mythopieic Fantasy Award for her adult novel, The Sable Moon (Pocket, 1981). Her short story, “The Boy Who Plaited Manes,” was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, the World Fantasy Best Short Story, and the Locus Award for Best Short Story. Springer's books have been sold in Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Japan, Israel, Spain, Turkey, and Brazil. Springer lives in Florida with her husband.