Madame Bisset - Madame Bisset tries to train Ella to become an elegant princess, but struggles in her training due to Ella's free spirit. She sees anyone who is not nobility as beneath her and secretly views Ella as another dirty commoner. She also has a strict adherence to palace decorum and etiquette, but also has a great amount of influence in the royal family and is a shrewd tactician despite appearing delicate and feminine. Her true colors show when she throws Ella in the dungeon to make sure she goes through with the wedding. She tells Ella that she had to work her way up into nobility and do terrible things without any regret while she is trapped there, but refuses to divulge more. Quog - Quog is an ugly, burly rapist who guards Ella while she is in the dungeon. Simprianna- Simprianna is one of Ella's ladies-in-waiting until she becomes Coruminde's lady-in-waiting soon after Ella escapes the Dungeon. Palace of Mirrors Palace of Mirrors, also authored by Margaret Peterson Haddix, was published in 2008 by Simon & Schuster is the second book of The Palace Chronicles. The plot revolves around Cecelia, a girl who believes she is the true princess of Suala, and her quest to claim the throne. However, Cecelia discovers that the pretender princess Desmia is only one of many - Cecelia, Desmia, and eleven other girls were raised individually by royal knights who all believed they were protecting the "true princess" in secret. In truth, after the king died, the queen had adopted thirteen orphaned girls after her own daughter was a stillborn. The girls were separated shortly before the queen's death, entrusted to the royal knights. Desmia's guardian learned the truth early on and placed Desmia on the throne while holding power for himself; he turned on his former comrades when Cecelia and the other girls attempted to claim the throne. Once the conspiracy is exposed, the thirteen girls rule Suala together, each focusing on her specialty. Ella makes a brief appearance in the book as she accompanies Jed to peace talks between Suala and Fridesia. Palace of Lies Palace of Lies is the third book in The Palace Chronicles published in 2015 by Simon & Schuster. References External links Book review by Layla AR Novels based on fairy tales Novels by Margaret Peterson Haddix Works based on Cinderella 1999 American novels American children's