A story inspired by the dark, unsoftened versions of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker”—about love and magic in an alternative reality reminiscent of 19th-century Germany.
Ivy Brown didn’t believe in terrifying fairy tales—until the day she found herself inside one. To protect her family from the fury of the Rat King, she makes a bargain with a monster. Now Ivy must find the golden Krakatuk nut, capable of granting any wish. Her guide is the Nutcracker—that very one her father used to frighten her with when she was a child… Together, they must step into a world of nightmares and survive six deadly trials. But what if the one Ivy decides to trust has a fate in store for her that is worse than any fairy tale?