Spinning Silver: A Novel (Unabridged) Spinning Silver: A Novel (Unabridged)

Spinning Silver: A Novel (Unabridged‪)‬

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    • $19.99

    • $19.99

Publisher Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of the year’s strongest fantasy novels” (NPR), an imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of Uprooted.

NEBULA AND HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF PASTES BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Public Library

With the Nebula Award–winning Uprooted, Naomi Novik opened a brilliant new chapter in an already acclaimed career, delving into the magic of fairy tales to craft a love story that was both timeless and utterly of the now. Spinning Silver draws readers deeper into this glittering realm of fantasy, where the boundary between wonder and terror is thinner than a breath, and safety can be stolen as quickly as a kiss.

Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty—until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. Hardening her heart, the young woman sets out to claim what is owed and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. When an ill-advised boast draws the attention of the king of the Staryk—grim fey creatures who seem more ice than flesh—Miryem’s fate, and that of two kingdoms, will be forever altered. She will face an impossible challenge and, along with two unlikely allies, uncover a secret that threatens to consume the lands of humans and Staryk alike.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Time, Tordotcom, Popsugar, Vox, Vulture, Paste, Bustle, Library Journal

“A perfect tale . . . A big and meaty novel, rich in both ideas and people, with the vastness of Tolkien and the empathy and joy in daily life of Le Guin.”The New York Times Book Review

“Gorgeous, complex, and magical . . . This is the kind of book that one might wish to inhabit forever.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Cool and clever and . . . dire and wonderful.”—Laini Taylor, author of Strange the Dreamer

“The Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale has never been as captivating. . . . Spinning Silver further cements [Novik’s] place as one of the genre greats.”Paste

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
NARRATOR
LF
Lisa Flanagan
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
17:56
hr min
RELEASED
2018
July 10
PUBLISHER
Random House Audio
SIZE
1.1
GB

Customer Reviews

dessakirk ,

Perfectly Paced from beginning to end

I want to kiss the author on both cheeks for writing such a perfectly woven tale.
The narrator is incredible. This story unfolds through the voices of several wonderfully developed characters.
I couldn’t stop listening and learning... all of those little lessons I’d been told by my grandmother and father came alive again. This story has me making sure I’m not doing or engaged in anything that may lower my own worth in the world.

thegoodgram ,

Not great narration.

A wonderful story, but the narration was very disappointing.

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