The teller of magical stories and her faithful prince meet again in the Garden, and more and more fairy tales take on flesh and blood. Gradually, a grandiose pattern emerges behind them, which was woven all this time by a nameless orphan with tattoos on her eyelids. And the thread of the story leads the reader to the abode of meaningless wealth, where money is made in the most terrible way in the world; to the land of glass rains and lizards with prophecies on their backs; to a distant island, where a gloomy ferryman, who once knew how to fly, takes the shadows of dead Stars; to the city of spices that is always dying, but will never die…Illustrated by artist Michael Kaluta, this mesmerizing novel combines the fabulousness of Neil Gaiman with the unpredictability of George R.R. Martin, the incredible landscapes of China Miéville with the lyricism of Peter Beagle. With exquisite skill, Katherine M. Valente weaves together folklore, characters from classic fairy tales, and creatures of her own imagination to create a new and captivating mythology that will captivate any reader.