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Cinder House

Freya Marske

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Miscellaneous
14 October 2025
Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske - a queer Gothic romance novella perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher.

You think you know Cinderella's story: the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince.

You're halfway right, and all-the-way wrong.

Ella is a haunting. Murdered at sixteen, her furious ghost is trapped in her father's house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters.

Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never learn she is able to leave. And at the stroke of every midnight, she finds herself back on the staircase where she died.

Until she forges a wary friendship with a fairy charm-seller, and makes a bargain for three nights of almost-living freedom. Freedom that means she can finally be seen. Danced with. Touched.

Rediscover a classic fairy tale in this spellbinding novella from Freya Marske, the queen of romantic fantasy.
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Imprint:   Miscellaneous
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 135mm, 
ISBN:   9781035039449
ISBN 10:   1035039443
Pages:   144
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   https://twitter.com/freyamarske

Freya Marske is the author of A Power Unbound, A Restless Truth and A Marvellous Light, the latter of which became an international bestseller and won the Romantic Novelists' Association's Award for Romantic Fantasy. Her work has appeared in Analog and has been shortlisted for three Aurealis Awards. She is also a Hugo-nominated podcaster, and won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent. She lives in Australia.

Reviews for Cinder House

Compelling characters, a spellbinding haunting and a powerful yearning that transcends death; Cinder House burns for you -- Lex Croucher, author of <i>Gwen & Art Are Not in Love</i> Marske writes what I crave most in romantasy: brilliant craft, fresh voice, characters worth obsessing over, and genuine honest-to-god heat -- Casey McQuiston <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Red, White & Royal Blue</i> on <i>Swordcrossed</i> There's nothing in fantasy – or queer romance – Marske can't do -- <i>Sarah Rees Brennan</i>, author of <i>Long Live Evil</i> Freya Marske’s books are something special . . . Freya Markse is my first stop in romantasy -- Sarah MacLean, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake</i>


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