the winternight trilogy by katherine arden

And indeed, misfortune begins to stalk the village. Fiercely devout, Vasya's stepmother forbids her family from honoring their household spirits, but Vasya fears what this may bring.

Then Vasya's widowed father brings home a new wife from Moscow. Wise Russians fear him, for he claims unwary souls, and they honor the spirits that protect their homes from evil. Above all, Vasya loves the story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon. 'A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up.'-Naomi Novik, bestselling author of Uprooted Winter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and in the long nights, Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurse's fairy tales.

Prepare to have your heart ripped out, loaned back to you full of snow and magic, and ripped out some more.Katherine Arden's bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. The Winter of the Witch plunges us back to fourteenth-century Moscow, where old gods and new vie for the soul of Russia and fate rests on a witch girl’s slender shoulders. “Katherine Arden’s Winternight Trilogy isn’t just good-it’s hug-to-your-chest, straight-to-the-favorites-shelf, reread-immediately good, and each book just gets better. But she may not be able to save them all.Īdvance praise for The Winter of the Witch Her destiny uncertain, Vasya will uncover surprising truths about herself and her history as she desperately tries to save Russia, Morozko, and the magical world she treasures. Caught at the center of the conflict is Vasya, who finds the fate of two worlds resting on her shoulders. A wicked demon returns, stronger than ever and determined to spread chaos. The Grand Prince is in a rage, choosing allies that will lead him on a path to war and ruin. Vasya finds herself alone, beset on all sides. Its people are searching for answers-and for someone to blame.

Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, Vasya and Morozko return in this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogy, battling enemies mortal and magical to save both Russias, the seen and the unseen.

The winternight trilogy by katherine arden