The Two Princesses of Bamarre
core novel 2001 Bamarre
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.06 (74,877 ratings, collected 2026-10-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780060293154 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The two princesses of Bamarre could not be more different. Princess Addie is fearful and shy, and her deepest wish is for safety; Princess Meryl is bold and brave, and her deepest wish is to save the kingdom of Bamarre. They are sisters, and they mean the world to each other. Then disaster strikes: Meryl falls ill with the Gray Death, and meek, timid Addie, terrified and unprepared, sets out on a perilous quest to find a cure. In her path are the monsters of Bamarre, ogres, specters, gryphons and dragons, and as time runs out the sisters' lives and the kingdom's fate hang in the balance.
Where it sits
- Universe: Bamarre
- Series: The Two Princesses of Bamarre core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Gail Carson Levine
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Children's Literature), 2002: finalist
Notes
- From the series record (The Two Princesses of Bamarre): The first Bamarre novel.
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.
- Internal chronology, within Bamarre: position 1 of 2: next The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre (2017)
Sources
- Longmont (Flatirons) Library catalogue: The Two Princesses of Bamarre (HarperCollins, 2001, first edition)
- Fayetteville Free Library catalogue: The Two Princesses of Bamarre (HarperCollins, 2001, hardcover)
- Apple Books: The Two Princesses of Bamarre (HarperCollins publisher description)
- LibraryAware catalogue: The Two Princesses of Bamarre (summary)
- Mythopoeic Society (final ballots)
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