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The Spy Princess

core novel 2012 Sartorias-deles

Record

First published2012
Original language EN
Work typenovel
Canon statuscore
Reader rating3.72 (908 ratings, collected 2026-11-02)
First-edition ISBN9780670063413
Internal chronology1

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Lilah is curious about the secrets of the palace. Her uncle, the king, keeps raising taxes, and her older brother Peitar spends his days on mysterious letters. Lilah slips out in disguise to make friends among the poor children outside the walls and learns that a revolution led by a man named Derek is taking shape. When she creeps back in, she discovers that Peitar is one of the people behind it. The uprising begins before his plans are ready and turns to chaos and violence, and Lilah and three friends leave their old lives behind to become spies and help however they can.

Where it sits

Awards (verified)

  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (Children's Literature), 2013: finalist

Notes

  • Re-released by Book View Cafe in 2020. First edition: Viking, 2012.
  • From the series record (Lilah's Adventures): Lilah, a young noblewoman, becomes a spy in a kingdom on the edge of revolution and then helps the hidden queen of Sartor.

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 Lilah's Adventures: position 1 of 2: next Sartor (2012)
  • Internal chronology, within Sartorias-deles: position 3 of 37: previous Crown Duel (1997) · next Once a Princess (2008)

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