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Beast

Published
Nov 2000
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Fantasy Fantasy
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272

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Meet the Beast before there was Beauty in this sweeping reimagining of the prince's origin story steeped in Persian mythology.

Orasmyn is the prince of Persia and heir to the throne. His religion fills his heart and his mind, and he strives for the knowledge and leadership his father demonstrates. But on the day of the Feast of Sacrifices, Orasmyn makes a foolish choice that results in a fairy's wretched punishment: he is turned into a beast, a curse to be undone only by the love of a woman.

Thus begins Orasmyn's journey through the exotic Middle East and sensuous France as he struggles to learn the way of the beast, while also preserving the mind of the man. This is the story of his search, not only for a woman courageous enough to love him, but also for his own redemption.

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Jun 2002 Atheneum ISBN 0689835906
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Jun 2005 Thorndike Press ISBN 0786274212
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