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This Knight Topples Empires


A Fantasy Novel


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Fairy Tale Retelling,
  • Cozy Fantasy,
  • LGBTQ+ Protagonist,
  • Humorous Fantasy,
  • Talking Animals
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  • Fairy-tale retellings with chaotic magical siblings
  • Botched disguises and accidental heroics
  • Talking animals who always have something to say
Publisher Description

In this raucous, tongue-in-cheek spin on the Romanian fairytale “The Girl Who Became A Boy,” a knight attempts to thwart an invasion, save the most beautiful woman in the world, and finally get away from their sisters.

Jules is tired of running low-stakes errands with their five magically mismatched sisters, whose skills include killing plants, inducing sneezing, and making smaller windows … slightly larger. Blessed with a poorly controlled ability to make flowers bloom, Jules longs for a mission where they can actually prove themself. And when the siblings stumble upon a rival kingdom’s plot to overthrow their royal family, Jules sees an opportunity.

What follows is a whirlwind of botched disguises, accidental heroics, talking animals with surprisingly strong opinions, and one very inconvenient crush on the most sought-after princess in the land. And through all this, Jules learns that happy endings are indeed possible, even if you’re not quite Prince Charming.

A cozy yet epic retelling of a Romanian fairy-tale, This Knight Topples Empires proves that the greatest victories of all are love and self-acceptance.

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