**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.