The Bear and the Nightingale
Book 1 of Winternight Trilogy
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About The Bear and the Nightingale
'Frost-demons have no interest in mortal girls wed to mortal men. In the stories, they only come for the wild maiden.' In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church. But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods... Atmospheric and enchanting, with an engrossing adventure at its core, The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and Neil Gaiman.
Reader guide at a glance
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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Part of the Winternight Trilogy series
- Estimated reading time
- 8.5 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Standard-length read
- Best for
- Readers seeking coming of age, survival, adventurous, angsty
Why readers are finding The Bear and the Nightingale
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, published in 2017, is a 338-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Coming of Age, Survival, Adventurous, Angsty.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-1-785-03104-5
- Audio ISBN
- 978-0-399-56717-9
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 338
- Series
- Winternight Trilogy #1
