![]() ![]() Brimming over with fairy-tale magic, SPINNING SILVER proves Naomi Novik to be a master fantasist at the top of her game - Zen Cho A book as cool and mysterious as a winter's night, with two marvelous heroines at its heart. ![]() The sort of book one reads again and again - Genevieve Cogman Dauntless women, cruel lords and wayward fairies come together in a beautifully realised world. A charming and inviting story that looks unflinchingly at the strangling roots of hurt and revenge - Robin Hobb on Uprooted Lovely, intricate and strong. Uprooted has everything I love about Novik's writing style, with the added bonus of some old world magic and the flavor of a dark faerie story - Patrick Rothfuss on Uprooted Enchanting, in every sense of that fine old word. Le Guin on Uprooted I didn't know how much I wanted to read a book like this until it was already in my hands. ![]() ![]() But the book will do that for you - Ursula K. A delight - Cassandra Clare on Uprooted The magic in Uprooted, with its realistic moral dimension, is so vividly believable that it almost seems you could work the spells. Her work inspires deep musings about love, wealth, and commitment, and embodies the best of the timeless fairy-tale aesthetic.This is the kind of book that one might wish to inhabit forever - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Uprooted has everything I love: a great heroine, new takes on old myths and legends, and surprising twists and turns. Confirms a huge step forward for Novik - SFX Magazine, 5 Stars This gorgeous, complex, and magical novel.rises well above a mere modern re-imagining of classic tales.Novik probes the edges between the everyday and the extraordinary, balancing moods of wonder and of inevitability. A fairy tale in the most epic of ways, but one with a strong, proud and beautiful heart at the centre of it - The Bookbag, 5 Stars A remarkable achievement. Descripción - Críticas Novik has created something that deserves to be a sure fire hit - a tale that's ancient, contemporary, traditional and yet forward thinking - The Bookbag, 5 Stars Novik outdoes herself in Spinning Silver. ![]()
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