A princess in exile, six enchanted swans cranes and an unspeakable curse Six Crimson Cranes is beautiful YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers' The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world

Princess Shiori'anma has a secret: forbidden magic runs in her veins. Until she loses control on the morning of her unwanted betrothal, and is discovered by her stepmother, Raikama – who banishes Shiori, transforming her brothers into cranes, and warning her that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.

To save her kingdom, she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the boy she fought so hard not to marry. And she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to contain - no matter what it costs.