Spinning silver /
Novik, Naomi,
Spinning silver / Naomi Novik. - London, England : Macmillan, 2018. - 474 pages ; 24 cm.
Spinning Silver is a new take on the classic fairytale Rumpelstiltskin, from Naomi Novik, the author of the award-winning Uprooted. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty - until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued. Channeling the heart of the original fairy tale, Naomi Novik deftly interweaves six distinct narrative voices - each learning valuable lessons about sacrifice, power and love - into a rich, multi-layered fantasy.
Winner 2019 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
9781509899029 1509899022
Rumpelstiltskin (Folk tale)--Adaptations
Rumpelstiltskin (Folk tale)--Adaptations
Magic--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.
Fairy tales.
Moneylenders--Fiction.
Quests (Expeditions)--Fiction.
Fairy tales.
Fantasy fiction.
813.6
Spinning silver / Naomi Novik. - London, England : Macmillan, 2018. - 474 pages ; 24 cm.
Spinning Silver is a new take on the classic fairytale Rumpelstiltskin, from Naomi Novik, the author of the award-winning Uprooted. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty - until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued. Channeling the heart of the original fairy tale, Naomi Novik deftly interweaves six distinct narrative voices - each learning valuable lessons about sacrifice, power and love - into a rich, multi-layered fantasy.
Winner 2019 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
9781509899029 1509899022
Rumpelstiltskin (Folk tale)--Adaptations
Rumpelstiltskin (Folk tale)--Adaptations
Magic--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.
Fairy tales.
Moneylenders--Fiction.
Quests (Expeditions)--Fiction.
Fairy tales.
Fantasy fiction.
813.6
