Alliana, Girl of Dragons

ISBN: 0316300357

Author: Abe, Julie

Condition: New

For fans of Shannon Hale and Gail Carson Levine, comes an enchanting fairy tale retelling of the Japanese Cinderella, set in the magical world of Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch.Once upon a time, Alliana believed in dreams and fairy tales as sweet as spun-sugar clouds. Alliana wished on shooting stars, sure that someday she and her grandmother would be able to travel to the capital city to see the queen. Then her grandmother passed away-and those dreams disappeared in a disenchanted puff.Now Allianas forced to attend to the whims of her wicked stepmother-with long days of cleaning her stepfamilys inn as her skin burns raw or staying up until the crack of dawn to embroider her stepsisters ball gowns. Until she meets two beings who change her life forever-the first is a young nightdragon who Alliana discovers she can magically talk to. And the second is Nela, a young witch.Nela needs Allianas help navigating the mysterious abyss, filled with dangerous beasts, a place Alliana knows by heart. Alliana sees Nelas request as a chance to break free of her stepmothers shadow and to seize a chance at a life shes barely dared to hope for-but theres a risk. If caught, Alliana will be stuck working for her stepmother for the rest of her life. Can Alliana truly make wisps of dreams into her own, better-than-a-fairy-tale happily ever after?Inspired by the Japanese Cinderella story and set in the same world as the Eva Evergreen series, this story can be read as a standalone.