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The King's Equal

  • 1992 first published
  • 64 pages
  • 9 editions

Katherine Paterson's The King's Equal (1992) is a fae fiction novella. It deals with kings and rulers, wolves, fairy tales and contes de fées.

19 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.

At about 64 pages, most readers finish it in about an hour.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Kings and rulers
  • Wolves
  • Fairy tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Kings, queens, rulers, etc.
  • Contes de fées

Quick answers

Who wrote The King's Equal?

The King's Equal was written by Katherine Paterson and first published in 1992.

What genre is The King's Equal?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is The King's Equal?

The median edition has 64 pages, about about an hour of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The King's Equal?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Water-babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-baby, The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing.

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