Spinning Silver
Written by Naomi Novik
Narrated by Lisa Flanagan
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, which was hailed as "a very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic" by The New York Times Book Review.
With the Nebula Award-winning Uprooted, Naomi Novik opened a brilliant new chapter in an already acclaimed career, delving into the magic of fairy tales to craft a love story that was both timeless and utterly of the now. Spinning Silver draws listeners deeper into this glittering realm of fantasy, where the boundary between wonder and terror is thinner than a breath, and safety can be stolen as quickly as a kiss.
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. 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.
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. 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.
But Tsar Mirnatius is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of humans and Staryk alike. 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.
Channeling the vibrant heart of myth and fairy tale, Spinning Silver weaves a multilayered, magical tapestry that listeners will want to return to again and again.
Editor's Note
Audie Award winner…
This reimagining of Rumpelstiltskin won a 2019 Audie Award for Fantasy due to Lisa Flanagan’s brilliant narration. “Every character benefits from a distinct and engaging voice, particularly the raspy growl of the fire demon,” according to AudioFile.
Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik is the acclaimed author of the Temeraire series and standalone fairytale fantasy Uprooted. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award and has won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, as well as the Locus Award for Best New Writer and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She is also the author of the graphic novel Will Supervillains Be on the Final? Fascinated with both history and legends, Novik is a first-generation American raised on Polish fairy tales and stories of Baba Yaga. Her own adventures include pillaging degrees in English literature and computer science from various ivory towers, designing computer games, and helping to build the Archive of Our Own for fanfiction and other fanworks. Novik is a co-founder of the Organization for Transformative Works. She lives in New York City with husband and Hard Case Crime founder Charles Ardai and their daughter, Evidence, surrounded by an excessive number of purring computers.
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Reviews for Spinning Silver
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5At first I wasn't sure about it, but I loved it! I had listen to Uprooted before this and I was so excited for Spinning Silver, but then I started listening and I wasn't sure how I felt about it. I didn't like it from the very beginning like I had with Uprooted and I was disappointed. However, once the girls started getting to know each other I felt like it really picked up and ultimately I loved it!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In love with the story line and the characters! Fantastic book!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wah! It’s a happy ending. I love the narrator.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A magnificent book that swept me of my feet! Each character is unique and interesting, and though their actions are sometimes expected the world Naomy Novik created is so unusual and unique that you just feel like one of the characters
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great, strong female characters and really will developed characters. Enough of a romance to satisfy the fairy tale but not overly mushy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful story, beautifully read. Some of the scenes, simple incidental ones, will stay with me forever.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was so much better that I even expected. Solid characters, great plot and everything woven together brilliantly
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of my favorite reads from 2019. I loved Novik’s other stand-alone, “Uprooted”, but I loved Spinning Silver even more.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliant!! Magical, lyrical, dark, twisted, hopeful and utterly surprising!! A MUST READ!!