A charming and inviting story that looks unflinchingly at the strangling roots of hurt and revenge - Robin Hobb on Uprooted The sort of book one reads again and again - Genevieve CogmanĮnchanting, in every sense of that fine old word. Brimming over with fairy-tale magic, SPINNING SILVER proves Naomi Novik to be a master fantasist at the top of her game - Zen Cho I couldn’t put it down - Katherine Ardenĭauntless women, cruel lords and wayward fairies come together in a beautifully realised world. Spinning Silver pits the cold of endless winter against the fires of duty, love and sacrifice. I couldn’t put it down'– Katherine Arden, author of the Winternight trilogy.Ĭool and clever and warm and satisfying and dire and wonderful I loved this book so much - Laini TaylorĪ book as cool and mysterious as a winter’s night, with two marvelous heroines at its heart.

'Pits the cold of endless winter against the fires of duty, love and sacrifice. 'Dire and wonderful I loved this book so much' – Laini Taylor, author of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and Irina embark on a quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power and love. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. Irina’s father schemes to wed her to the tsar – he will pay any price to achieve this goal. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. He sets her an impossible challenge – and if she fails, she’ll die. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his debts. Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales, following Uprooted.Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is rich, original and a joy to read.

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