The Princess and Curdie
by George MacDonald
“A kingdom is rotting from within, and only a miner’s faith can save the crown.”
Guided by a mystical power and a strange physical gift, young miner Curdie must journey from the depths of the earth to a kingdom crumbling under the weight of its own greed. To save the crown, he must navigate a city of secrets and prove that the purest heart is the most powerful weapon of all.
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