Six Crimson Cranes
Six Crimson Cranes is a 2021 novel by Elizabeth Lim. It deals with brothers and sisters, princesses, stepmothers and blessing and cursing.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 104 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2021.
At about 464 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.
About Six Crimson Cranes
The exiled Princess Shiori must unravel the curse that turned her six brothers into cranes, and she is assisted by her spurned betrothed, a capricious dragon, and a paper bird brought to life by her own magic. Shiori, princess of Kiata, has a secret: Forbidden magic runs through her veins. On the morning of her betrothal ceremony she loses control, and it forestalls the wedding she never wanted-- but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother. Using a dark magic of her own, Raikama banishes the princess, turns her brothers into cranes, and warns Shiori that for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die. Peniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers-- and uncovers a conspiracy to overtake the throne. Now she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to contain. -- adapted from jacket
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2021
Quick answers
Who wrote Six Crimson Cranes?
Six Crimson Cranes was written by Elizabeth Lim and first published in 2021.
How long is Six Crimson Cranes?
The median edition has 464 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Six Crimson Cranes?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Queen of Nothing, A Court of Mist and Fury and Princess of the Midnight Ball.
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