Katherine Arden
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Read a retelling of an old myth/tale/tradition (Adult)
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Randall Library Staff Picks 2023
Read a retelling of an old myth/tale/tradition (Adult)
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"A magical debut novel for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern'sThe 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...
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"During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this historical novel with a speculative twist"--
January 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, she receives word of Freddie's death in combat, along with his personal...
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Winternight trilogy volume 2
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English
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"The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home--but soon finds herself called upon to help defend the city of Moscow when it comes under siege"--
Vasilisa's gift for seeing what others do not won her the attention of Morozko-- Frost, the winter demon. But Frost's aid comes at a cost, and her people have condemned...
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"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. Reviewers called Katherine Arden's novels The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower"lyrical,""emotionally stirring," and"utterly bewitching." The Winternight Trilogy introduced...
5) Small spaces
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Small spaces quartet volume 1
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English
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"After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman at the river threatening to throw a book into the water, Ollie doesn't think--she just acts, stealing the book and running away. As she begins to read the slender volume, Ollie discovers a chilling story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who both loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man," a sinister specter...
6) Dead voices
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Small spaces quartet volume 2
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English
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"Trapped at a haunted ski resort, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must rely on their friendship and sharp minds if they want to escape"--
7) Dark waters
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Small spaces quartet volume 3
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English
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"Stuck on a mysterious island, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must band to together if they hope to escape the creature that haunts them on both land and sea"--
8) Empty smiles
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Small spaces quartet volume 4
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2022.
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English
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"When the carnival arrives in town Coco, Brian, and Phil must work together to save Ollie from the smiling man"--
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Segunda parte de "El oso y el ruiseñor": magia, monstruos y enormes palacios en la Rusia medieval
En la gélida estepa rusa, los cuentos de hadas han demostrado ser mucho más que meras historias. Y allí, acusada de cometer brujería por recibir el apoyo del rey del invierno, Vasia se enfrenta a una elección imposible: contraer matrimonio o ingresar en un convento.
Para evitar ambos destinos, la joven se viste de hombre y huye a lomos de su fiel...
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En la estepa rusa, el invierno dura casi todo el año y los montículos de nieve son más altos que las casas. A Vasia el hielo le recuerda a los cuentos sobre Morozko, el misterioso rey del invierno, que trae las heladas y engaña cruelmente a las jóvenes para quedarse con sus almas. En cuanto su padre regresa de Moscú con una nueva esposa muy devota, las cosas cambian. La mujer ve demonios invisibles a ojos de todos, excepto de Vasia... Aunque...
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Planeta Junior
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[2019]
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Español
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"Cuando Ollie se encuentra con una misteriosa mujer que, entre lágrimas, amenaza con tirar un libro al arroyo, no lo piensa dos veces, se lo arrebata de las manos y huye con él. A las pocas páginas Ollie queda enganchada con la escalofriante historia que cuenta Espacios pequeños: Hace cientos de años en una granja vivía una niña, los dos chicos que estaban enamorados de ella y un extraño 'hombre sonriente' un espectro siniestro capaz de complacer...
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Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth"--
Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within. Solve a puzzle box and await your reward. Join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ventriloquist act you've ever...
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From the fun of the fair to the depths of hell, experience sixteen more curses in this sequel to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology. A blend of traditional and reimagined curses from fairy-tales to Snow White, from some of the best names in fantasy.
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Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest...