Malice
core novel 2021 Malice Duology
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.91 (34,553 ratings, collected 2026-08-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781984818652 |
Synopsis
A dark reimagining of Sleeping Beauty set in the Briar Kingdom, where magical beings called Graces are bound from birth into lifelong service to the mortal nobles who fear and despise the very powers they exploit. Alyce is a rare Dark Grace, whose magic produces only ugliness, decay, and ruin rather than the beauty her more favored counterparts are prized for, a difference that makes her an object of contempt and harassment among both her peers and the court she is forced to serve. Everything shifts when Alyce meets Princess Aurora, the kingdom's cherished heir, and the two women form a connection that crosses every line the Briar Kingdom's rigid caste of Graces and nobles is meant to keep firmly in place, drawing Alyce toward choices, and toward Aurora, that put both of their carefully maintained positions at risk.
Where it sits
- Universe: Malice Duology
- Series: The Malice Duology core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Heather Walter
Notes
- From the series record (The Malice Duology): A dark reimagining of Sleeping Beauty told from the perspective of a villainized dark grace; a complete two-book story.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Malice Duology: position 1 of 2: next Misrule (2022)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Walter
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635783/malice-by-heather-walter/
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