Gilded

In Gilded, #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer returns to the fairytale world with this haunting tale

Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue

Or so everyone believes

When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move

The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods

In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid

He agrees to help her..

for a price

Love isn't meant to be part of the bargain

Soon Serilda realizes that there is more than one secret hidden in the castle walls, including an ancient curse that must be broken if she hopes to end the tyranny of the king and his wild hunt forever.