Winner of the Nebula Award and now a major motion picture: "A
luminous, radiant novel" (Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea
series). During the late seventeenth century, Louis XIV's natural
philosopher and explorer, Father Yves de la Croix, does what no one
has done for four hundred years: he brings a living sea monster to
land. Thus begins a stunning fantasy, a journey into science and
superstition, and an alternate history in which Yves and his
sister, Marie-Josephe--a lady-in-waiting with her own finely tuned
intelligence and insatiable curiosity--struggle to learn from and
protect the sea woman. As Marie-Josephe translates the sea woman's
songs into stories, she hopes to stave off the creature's
inevitable execution--for Louis XIV believes the wondrous being
holds the secret to the immortality he craves, a twisted obsession
that will force brother and sister to choose between their
conscience and their loyalty to king and country . . . The basis
for the movie starring Pierce Brosnan, The King's Daughter is "a
dazzling and spirited evocation of the passions, intrigues, and
preconceptions of the age, along with a dandy pair of misfit,
star-crossed lovers: an enchanting slice of what-if historical
speculation" (Kirkus Reviews). "A wonderful book! Adventure, love,
history, magic." --Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of Outlander
"A plot that sings, enchanting romance, and a depth of insight into
human nature." --SF Site "A marvelous alternative-history fable
about greed and goodness, power and pathos set at the 17th century
court of Louis XIV, France's glittering Sun King . . . [McIntyre's]
imaginings enliven her history with wonder, but, as in the best
fantasy, they serve less to dazzle by their inventiveness than to
illuminate brilliantly real-world truths--here, humanity's
responses, base and noble, when confronting the unknown."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Combines two demanding genres,
with some remarkable twists unlike anything I've seen before. It is
a science fiction story of first contact with an alien race, but
told in a setting more often associated with fantasy. It is also
historical romance at its best, the type of meticulously researched
work that brings another era to life. McIntyre infuses it all with
her marvelously unique style." --Catherine Asaro, award-winning
author Previously published as The Moon and the Sun
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