Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom

by Sylvia Plath

First published 2019

Boarding a mysterious train, Mary Ventura embarks on a perilous journey to the foreboding Ninth Kingdom. As the landscape turns dark and ominous, an unseen threat confronts her at every stop. With dread mounting, Mary must reckon with the true nature of her voyage and the high-stakes decision to see it through.

Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, fantasy, dark-fantasy

Vibes: atmospheric, dark, thought-provoking

Tropes: ominous-threat, perilous-voyage

Setting: Ninth Kingdom

Period: 20th-century

64 pages · Paperback · Harper Perennial

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