The Melting Queen
“Heartfelt, flawed, and beautiful, The Melting Queen is a modern fairy tale. ”
“... a worthy, interesting read based on the essential idea that now is the time to unmask history and change what no longer serves us.”
Every year since 1904, when the ice breaks up on the North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton has crowned a Melting Queen - a woman who presides over the Melting Day spring carnival and who must keep the city’s spirits up over the following winter.
But this year, something has changed: a genderfluid ex-frat brother called River Runson is named as Melting Queen. As River's reign upends the city's century-old traditions, Edmonton tears itself in two, with progressive and reactionary factions fighting a war for Edmonton's soul.
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“The Melting Queen gives Edmonton the mythological retelling it deserves.”
“Whether you know every corner of the actual place or you’ve never been there, You will want to live in Cinnamon’s city.”