Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
【一字一命，詛咒是不能說的真相】
Kiata 唯一的公主 Shiori 體內埋藏的詛咒魔力，在訂婚儀式中失控了。她的女巫繼母對他施了咒，將她的兄弟們變成鶴，並警告她不許對任何人說出真相；每說出一個字，她的兄弟就會死去。為了解開詛咒，探尋真相，並揭開王位的陰謀，Shiori 必須信任她僅有的夥伴：一隻紙鳥，一條善變的龍，還有她亟欲擺脫的未婚夫。
Shiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted. But it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.
A sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes. She warns Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.
Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. And she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to forswear--no matter what the cost.
Weaving together elements of The Wild Swans, Cinderella, the legend of Chang E, and the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Elizabeth Lim has crafted a fantasy like no other, and one that will stay with readers long after they've turned the last page.
