Summers at Castle Auburn

As a child, Coriel Halsing spent many glorious summers at Castle Auburn with her half-sister-and fell in love with a handsome prince who could never be hers. But now that she is a young woman, she begins to see the dark side of this magical place...

The most promising and original writer of fantasy to come along since Robin McKinley. (Peter S. Beagle)

Taut, inventive, often mesmerizing. (Kirkus Reviews)

Provocative...I was truly, deeply delighted. (Anne McCaffrey)

Author Bio: Sharon Shinn won the William C. Crawford Award for Outstanding New Fantasy Writer and was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.