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Cover of “The Bear and the Nightingale” by Katherine Arden

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden · 2017

368 pages

In a northern village at the edge of the Russian wilderness, Vasya grows up hearing the old house spirits and fairy tales her stepmother forbids. When new winters bring a creeping evil, only Vasya, who can still see the spirits, can bargain with the forces threatening her home.

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Witches, Fairy Tale Retelling, Dark Fantasy, Coming of Age, Mythology Retelling

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