A City In Winter

Description for A CITY IN WINTER by Mark Helprin and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg:

Driven to avenge the murder of her royal parents and reclaim their lost kingdom, a daring young heroine and would-be queen journeys to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its evil conqueror, the Usurper. There she is befriended by two unlikely rebels who shield her from the Usurper and his malevolent legions, even while destiny propels her toward an inevitable confrontation---and the beginning of an epic battle.