the winternight trilogy by katherine arden

As the village's defenses weaken and evil from the forest creeps nearer, Vasilisa must call upon dangerous gifts she has long concealed-to protect her family from a threat sprung to life from her nurse's most frightening tales. But Vasya's stepmother only grows harsher, determined to remake the village to her liking and to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for marriage or a convent. And indeed, misfortune begins to stalk the village. Fiercely devout, Vasya's stepmother forbids her family from honoring their household spirits, but Vasya fears what this may bring. Then Vasya's widowed father brings home a new wife from Moscow. Wise Russians fear him, for he claims unwary souls, and they honor the spirits that protect their homes from evil.

Above all, Vasya loves the story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon. 'A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up.'-Naomi Novik, bestselling author of Uprooted Winter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and in the long nights, Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurse's fairy tales. With any luck we’ll see Beneath the Sugar Sky on the small screen in no time at all.Katherine Arden's bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. The series was recently optioned to become a TV series as well, starting with the first novella. It’s also been a World Fantasy Award Finalist. The Wayward Children series has won several awards in recent years, including the Alex, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Locus Award. But in the world that Rini loves, is death truly something to be understood? Is it as permanent as we believe? RELATED: 2018 Fall Movie Preview: The 30 Films to See Rini, the daughter of the departed Sumi, comes home looking for her long lost mother. The series has been a hit from the start, so it’s really no surprise that this novella made it onto dozens of lists as well (including this one).īeneath the Sugar Sky returns to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children, bringing us back into the present for this tale. The series itself explores the idea of magical doorways opening portals to other lands.

Beneath the Sugar Sky is the third novella in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire.

The winternight trilogy by katherine arden