Death Under the Walnut Tree

The story, inspired by the unadapted tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hoffmann's "The Nutcracker," is about love and magic in an alternate world resembling 19th century Germany.

Ivy Brown did not believe in terrifying fairy tales until she found herself in one. To save her family from the wrath of the Rat King, she makes a deal with him. Now Ivy must find the golden nut Krakatuk, which grants any wish. Her companion becomes the Nutcracker – the very one that scared her as a child... Together with him, Ivy must venture into the world of nightmares and undergo six deadly trials. But what if the one she decided to trust has prepared a fate worse than in the most frightening fairy tale?