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A Princess of Roumania
by Paul Park
ISBN: 0765310961
ISBN-13: 9780765310965
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Many little girls dream that they are really princesses, and one day their destiny will come to fetch them. This literally comes true for Miranda Popescu in Paul Park's tale of parallel worlds, the first of a series. Miranda has only a few scattered memories of the time before she was adopted at the age of three from a Romanian orphanage and brought by her new parents to live in a small Massachusetts town. But after a mysterious boy burns one of 15-year-old Miranda's Romanian possessions, she and two of her friends, Peter and Andromeda, are transported to another world. In that place, Peter recovers his missing arm, Andromeda becomes a yellow dog, and both politics and prophecy suggest that Miranda has a vital role to play in her homeland of "Roumania," a powerful European empire.
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"Sharp characterization and an unusual historical backdrop distinguish Park's charming leadoff to an intricate new fantasy series....[T]he wily baroness and the necromancing elector promise dashing adventure and delicious heartbreak ahead."
-- Publishers Weekly
"[E]legantly imagined and densely poetic....[T]here's an argument to be made that keeping us off-balance is what skilled fantasists do, and A PRINCESS OF ROUMANIA is one of the more seductively original examples of this in recent fantasy, and probably one of the strongest fantasy novels we'll see this year....If he's able to sustain the invention and lyrical intensity of A PRINCESS OF ROUMANIA in future volumes, we may be looking at one of the major fantasy works of the decade, and one that finally brings Park the readership he deserves." -- Gary K. Wolfe
-- Locus
"It may not be too soon to call this one of the year's best fantasies." -- Faren Miller
-- Locus
"[A] smart political drama-one laced with paranoia-inducing saboteurs and riddling apparitions-that jumps between a handful of stories to gripping if occasionally confusing effect. It's a journey almost as gratifying as the magic trick pulled off by Park, who should be knighted for breathing life into an oft-tired genre." -- Nisha Gopalan
-- Entertainment Weekly
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 2005
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.44 pounds
Pages: 368
Publisher's Notes
Raised by her adoptive family in a quiet Massachusetts town, teenager Miranda Popescu is astonished to discover that she is a princess from an alternate world that is split by a deadly political battle.
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A Princess of Roumania
Paul Park
Tor Books. Used - Good. Published: . Hardcover. Dust jacket: Good. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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Tor Books. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania
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Tor Books, 2005-08-01. 1st. Hardcover. Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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A Princess Of Roumania
Park, Paul
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2005. Clean book and dust jacket in very good condition. Previous owners name has been whited out on the first free end page. ***** "This is a truly magical tale, full of strangeness, terrors and wonders. Many girls daydream that they are really a princess adopted by commoners. In the case of teenager Miranda Popescu, this is literally true. Because she is at the fulcrum of a deadly political battle between conjurers in an alternate world where "Roumania" is a leading European power, Miranda was hidden by her aunt in our world, where she was adopted and raised in a quiet Massachusetts college town. The narrative is split between our world and the people in Roumania working to protect or to capture Miranda: her Aunt Aegypta Schenck versus the mad Baroness Ceaucescu in Bucharest, and the sinister alchemist, the Elector of Ratisbon, who holds her true mother prisoner in Germany. This is the story of how Miranda with her two best friends, Peter and Andromeda is brought back to her home reality. Each of them is changed in the process and all will have much to learn about their true identities and the strange world they find themselves in. This story is a triumph of contemporary fantasy.". Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Bunkers Books (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania
Park, Paul
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. 2005. F First Edition. H Hard Cover. Very Good. Light edgewear to boards. ( more information) Offered by Arundel Books of Seattle (United States)
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Princess of Roumania
Park, Paul
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC FIRST EDITION-COMPLETE NUMBER LINE. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Page Turners (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania
Park, Paul
NY: Tor. Fine in Near Fine dj. 2005. 1st printing. Hardcover. Keywords: fantasy, 0765310961. ( more information) Offered by Books End (United States)
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A Princess Of Roumania
Park, Paul
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2005 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only minor reading wear; binding is square and tight; text is clean and unmarked. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania
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Tor Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0765310961 . New unread book received from a distributor BUT graded down from new as DJ has some minor edge wear and a bumped corner. Price on DJ is $24.95. # line 0987654321.; 6.3 x 9.5 inches; 368 pages; From DJ: "Many girls daydream that they are princesses adopted by commoners. In Miranda Popescu's case, her dream is literally true. Adopted from an agency in Bucharest by an American couple and raised from infancy in a Massachusetts college town, at the same time she stands at the fulcrum of a deadly political and diplomatic battle between conjurers in an alternate world, a place of magic and intrigue where "Roumania" is a great European power. Unaware of her past, hidden by her aunt in our comfortable world, she nevertheless has inklings of her own foreignness. This is the story of how she returns to her true home, accompanied by her best friends, Peter and Andromeda. The three of them find themselves changed during the journey, and in their own ways they begin to decipher a new truth about themselves. This is a magical tale, full of strangeness, terror, and wonder. The narrative is split between our world and Roumania, where powerful forces are working to protect Miranda or to capture her: her aunt, Aegypta Schenck; the Baroness Nicola Ceausescu in Bucharest; and the sinister alchemist who holds Miranda's true mother a prisoner in Germany. Miranda's story is a triumph of contemporary fantasy. It will be continued next year in The Tourmaline." . ( more information) Offered by Roses Are Read Books (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania
Park, Paul
Tor, 2005 SOME LIGHT BUMPING ON THE CORNERS, OTHERWISE AS NEW. First Edition. Fine/very Fine/Fine/very Fine. Hardbound. ( more information) Offered by east of eden international bookshop (Germany)
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A PRINCESS OF ROUMANIA
Park, Paul
N.Y.: Tor, 2005. First edition, first printing. Fine in Fine DJ.. ISBN: 0-765-31096-1. First Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information) Offered by Christine Kovach, Bookseller (United States)
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A PRINCESS OF ROUMANIA
PARK,PAUL
New York,NY: Tom Doherty, 2005 Slight bumping to head & tail of spine ortherwise clean and crisp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Samuel S Lin (Canada)
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Park, Paul
Tor Books. New in New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 0765310961 . New unread book received from a distributor. Price on DJ is $24.95. # line 0987654321.; 6.3 x 9.5 inches; 368 pages; From DJ: "Many girls daydream that they are princesses adopted by commoners. In Miranda Popescu's case, her dream is literally true. Adopted from an agency in Bucharest by an American couple and raised from infancy in a Massachusetts college town, at the same time she stands at the fulcrum of a deadly political and diplomatic battle between conjurers in an alternate world, a place of magic and intrigue where "Roumania" is a great European power. Unaware of her past, hidden by her aunt in our comfortable world, she nevertheless has inklings of her own foreignness. This is the story of how she returns to her true home, accompanied by her best friends, Peter and Andromeda. The three of them find themselves changed during the journey, and in their own ways they begin to decipher a new truth about themselves. This is a magical tale, full of strangeness, terror, and wonder. The narrative is split between our world and Roumania, where powerful forces are working to protect Miranda or to capture her: her aunt, Aegypta Schenck; the Baroness Nicola Ceausescu in Bucharest; and the sinister alchemist who holds Miranda's true mother a prisoner in Germany. Miranda's story is a triumph of contemporary fantasy. It will be continued next year in The Tourmaline." . ( more information) Offered by Roses Are Read Books (United States)
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A PRINCESS OF ROUMANIA
Park, Paul
Tor, 2005. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Park on the title page.</b> Jacket has an unfortunate surface tear (2 cm x 1 cm in size) at lower edge of spine panel caused by a hastily removed sticker label, aside from this defect a fine (unread) copy in good jacket. Award History: 2006 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami). . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Illus. by Palencar, John Jude. ( more information) Offered by Top Shelf Books.com (United States)
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A Princess Of Roumania
Park, Paul
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2005. Like new and unread.. 1st Edition, 1st Print. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by Born 2 Read Books (United States)
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New York: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 2008. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. ( more information) Offered by Oddball Books (United States)
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A Princess Of Roumania
Park, Paul
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2005 1st ed. Fine in Fine dj. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by b brown and Associates (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania
Park, Paul
Tor Books. Hardcover. 0765310961 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information) Offered by Robin Pugh's Nest of Treasures (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania (Qty: 2)
Park, Paul
Tor Books. Hardcover. 0765310961 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information) Offered by Robin Pugh's Nest of Treasures (United States)
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A PRINCESS OF ROUMANIA
Park, Paul
New York: Tor Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0765310961 . Cover Art; Spine ends & corners of book cover have extremely light bumping & rubbing. Blue paper covered boards have bronze gilt lettering to spine of book. Text pages are clean & bright. Endpapers are a solid white color. Spine ends & corners of dust jacket have a bit of very light bumping & rubbing. Top and bottom front flap joint has some lightish rubbing and beginning cracking to paper. Overall, a nice bright copy. "Many girls daydream that they are princesses adopted by commoners. In Miranda Popescu's case, her dream is literally ture. Adopted from an agency in Bucharest by an American couple and raised from infancy in a Massachusetts college town, at the same time she stands at the fulcrum of a deadly political and diplomatic battle between conjurers in an alternate world, a place of magic and intrigue where -Roumania- is a great European power." This book was recently short listed for the World Fantasy Award nomination for Best Novel. . ( more information) Offered by S. Howlett-West Books (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania (Qty: 5)
Paul Park
Tor Books, 2005-08-01. Hardcover. New. Brand New. In Stock. Order Now. Ship from CA, IN, PA, OR, TN and FL. Over 600,000 CD/DVD, Books and bibles. Free tracking with every order. ( more information) Offered by *** www.HarvardBooksellers.com *** (United States)
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Park, Paul with dustjacket art by John Jude Palencar
New York:: Tor,, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Paul Park on the title page and by John Jude Palencar on the rear flap of the dustjacket. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Very mild bump to the heel of the spine otherwise a clean, unread copy. ***FREE tracking number on domestic shipments*** ( more information) Offered by Handee Books, LLC (United States)
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A Princess of Roumania
Paul Park
Hardcover. Brand New, Never Used, Perfect Condition. Orders take 5-7 days to process and ship. ( more information) Offered by PapaMedia.com (United States)
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