This is a retelling of the story of Snow White, this time from the viewpoint of the Huntsman, who is completely loyal to the Queen, but also a good and decent man. This is the Queen Regnant, not Queen Consort, and he owes her obedience.
But he is a good and decent man, and the Queen's daughter is a good, sweet girl--and also her own daughter, not stepdaughter, and heir to the throne. What can he do? Which of course is always the problem for the Huntsman. It plays out a little differently this time, and we also get a somewhat different view of the Queen, without losing sight of what she ordered the Huntsman to do.
A short and very enjoyable read.
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