Annoyed yes, but the story just propells you forward. There wasn’t a moment where I recalled being bored.

Comment below what you think? Now The Story: Being that I’m a pseudo fairytale book collector. And I would totally pick this up in paperback format too, now having read it. Its certainly beautifully illustrated and speaks to the contents of the story. However, without the podcast touting its merits, I’m not sure that I would have picked it up on my own. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and her two unlikely allies embark on a desperate quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power, and love.Ĭhanneling the vibrant heart of myth and fairy tale, Spinning Silver weaves a multilayered, magical tapestry that readers will want to return to again and again. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of humans and Staryk alike. Set an impossible challenge by the nameless king, Miryem unwittingly spins a web that draws in a peasant girl, Wanda, and the unhappy daughter of a local lord who plots to wed his child to the dashing young tsar.īut Tsar Mirnatius is not what he seems.

When an ill-advised boast draws the attention of the king of the Staryk-grim fey creatures who seem more ice than flesh-Miryem’s fate, and that of two kingdoms, will be forever altered.

Hardening her heart, the young woman sets out to claim what is owed and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty-until Miryem takes matters into her own hands.

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