The Thirteenth Child

An instant #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller! ,&bull, ,Drawing on the Grimm Brothers&rsquo, dark fairytale, &ldquo,Godfather Death,&rdquo, this new novel from the ,bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows is a sweeping, fantastical saga of actions and consequences. The stunning ,&ldquo,Hazel&rdquo, special edition ,first printing features exclusive printed ,endpapers and a beautiful gold-and-red foil-stamped case. All gifts come with a price. Hazel Tré,pas has always known she wasn&rsquo,t like the rest of her siblings. A thirteenth child, promised away to one of the gods, she spends her childhood waiting for her godfather&mdash,Merrick, the Dreaded End&mdash,to arrive. When he does, he lays out exactly how he&rsquo,s planned Hazel&rsquo,s future. She will become a great healer, known throughout the kingdom for her precision and skill. To aid her endeavors, Merrick blesses Hazel with a gift, the ability to instantly deduce the exact cure needed to treat the sick. But all gifts come with a price. Hazel can see when Death has claimed a patient&mdash,when all hope is gone&mdash,and is tasked to end their suffering, permanently. Haunted by the ghosts of those she&rsquo,s killed, Hazel longs to run. But destiny brings her to the royal court, where she meets Leo, a rakish prince with a disdain for everything and everyone. And it&rsquo,s where Hazel faces her biggest dilemma yet&mdash,to save the life of a king marked to die. Hazel knows
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