The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1)

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERA magical debut novel for readers of Naomi Novik s Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern s The Night Circus, and Neil Gaiman s myth rich fantasies, The Bear and the Nightingale spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice.At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses But Vasilisa doesn t mind she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse s fairy tales Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.After Vasilisa s mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife Fiercely devout, city bred, Vasilisa s new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows.And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village All the while, Vasilisa s stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for either marriage or confinement in a convent.As danger circles, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she has long concealed this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped from her nurse s most frightening tales. New Download [ The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1) ] by [ Katherine Arden ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A beautiful, pastoral fairy tale set in a fantasy version of medieval Russia Narrated in lyrical prose and third person past tense, Arden weaves a tale no less compelling for its slow, gradual development Like all the best fairy tales, the author draws on the setting a village in the northern woods of Rus to create an atmosphere that promises magic and suggests many horrors Atmosphere is the key word here The Bear and the Nightingale captures that feeling of uncertainty and superstition A beautiful, pastoral fairy tale set ...To see this review and QA with the author, please visit www.readrantrockandroll.com Words cannot describe how much I cherish this book The characters were described so well and the story was absolutely fantastic and so magical Certain parts of the story felt so nostalgic to me It reminded me of my upbringing with my Russian grandmother and our old Orthodox Church Matyushka, Batyushka and many of the other words in the story evoked a glimpse into my past There wasn t anything I didn To see this review and QA with the author, please visit www.readrantrockandroll.com Words cannot describe how much I cherish this book The characters were described so well and the story was absolutely fantastic and so magical Certain parts of the story felt so nostalgic to me It reminded me of my upbringing with my Russian grandmo...Tell the story of Frost, Dunyashka Tell us of the frost demon, the winter king KarachunThis book is magical This book is whimsical This book is one of the best things I ve read in my entire life I loved this with every bone, every red blood cell, every molecule in my body This book was nothing short of perfection, and I m sorry to gush, but I never expected this story to captivate me the way it didIn Russian, Frost was called Morozko, the demon of winter But long ago, the peoplTell the story of Frost, Dunyashka Tell us of the frost demon, the winter king KarachunThis book is magical This book is whimsical This book is o...This is an atmospheric and intoxicating read that draws on history and Russian fairytales Set in medieval times, it charts the origins of Vasya s birth and her mother s determination to have a daughter endowed with her grandmother s powers despite it meaning her death in childbirth The novel begins with Dunya telling the story of Frost, a harbinger for what comes later Vasya is an enchanting rough and tumble girl,at home in the wild outdoors and who chafes at the limitations pressed upo This is an atmospheric and intoxicating r...Just finished reading an ARC of this forthcoming book You will have to wait until 201 to get your hands on it.First, a metaphor Have you ever been about to eat something, thinking it s flavored with vanilla and cinnamon Then you bite into it and discover ginger and nutmeg also favorites of mine This book is a bit like that It s fantasy Okay, I ve read lots of that It s told rather like a fairy tale Okay, ready for that It s told a bit like a Russian fairy tale only the setting is very Just finished reading an ARC of this forthcoming book You will have to wait until 201 to get your hands on it.First, a...oooh, goodreads choice awards semifinalist for best fantasy AND debut goodreads author what will happen this is a stunning debut that perfectly mimics the tone of a classic fairytale, but breathes new and exciting life into the familiar themes with lyrical writing, strong characters, and by weaving in elements of russian folklore, which were mostly unfamiliar to me, and therefore fresh and exotic.quickplot first, then i will return to these three strengths in greater detail.pyotr vladimirovich oooh, goodreads choice awards semifinalist for best fantasy AND ...Hmm I m at a loss with this one I can t say that I loved it, but I didn t dislike it either I feel like I m missing something This is a story that I should probably go back and re read at a time when I can give it my full attentionbut I didn t feel a strong enough connection the first time around to make me want to do that When I listen to an audiobook, I m usually doing something else that requires part of my attention i.e driving For this reason, I try to keep my audiobook select Hmm I m at a loss with this one I can t say that I loved it, but I didn t dislike it either I feel like I m missing something This is a story that I should probably go back and re read at a time when I can give it my full attentionbut I didn t feel a strong enough connection the first time around to make me want to do that When I listen to an audiobook, I m usually doing something else that requires part of my attention i.e driving For this reason, I try to keep my audiobook selections pretty straightforward Unfortunately, this book proved to be too detailed for me to follow in that format I ended up having to ...4.5 stars Review first posted on Fantasy Literature In the northern lands of medieval Rus , a daughter is born to Pyotr Vladimirovich, a boyar, lord over many lands, and his wife Marina, who dies in childbirth But Marina, daughter of the Grand Prince of Moscow and a mysterious, swan like beggar girl, has bequeathed her daughter Vasilisa a mystical heritage.Vasilisa the Brave or Beautiful Vasilisa, or Vasya, grows up to be a spirited and rather rebellious young girl who, like an untamed colt, 4.5 stars Review first posted on Fantasy Literature In the northern lands of medieval Rus , a daughter is born to Pyotr Vladimirovich, a boyar, lord over many lands, and his wife Marina, who dies in childbirth But Marina, daughter of the Grand Prince of Moscow and a mysterious, swan like beggar girl, has bequeathed her daughter Vasilisa a mystical heritage.Vasilisa the Brave or Beautiful Vasilisa, or Vasya, grows up to be a spirited and rather rebellious young girl who, like an untamed colt, freely roams the fields and forest, and is able to see and communicate with the domovoi a guardian of the home , rusalka a dangerous water nymph , and other natural spirits of the home and land Her beloved nurse Dunya tells Vasya and her siblings stories of Ivan and the Gray Wolf, the Firebird, and the frost king, Morozko.But Vasya s carefree l...This is the perfect book to read during wintertime, when there is snow falling from the sky and everything feels like magic.Because this is such a magical and atmospheric book I am glad the sequel just came out, since I could not see myself reading it under different weather conditions I knew close to nothing about Russian culture and folklore, so thi...Very unpopular opinion time because it seems everyone in the world loves this book I liked certain things about the book but overall it wasn t for me Don t know if it was the book or my mood but I m glad there are so many people loving it I liked the characters enough and the storylin...

The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1)
  • English
  • 27 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 323 pages
  • 1101885939
  • Katherine Arden
  • The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1)