The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic - The Language of Thorns (Hardback)
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The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic - The Language of Thorns (Hardback)

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic - The Language of Thorns (Hardback)

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Published: 26/09/2017
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From the author of Six of Crows comes a tantalising glimpse inside the Grishaverse, an accompanying volume to Leigh Bardugo's bestselling Grisha series

Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.

Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.

Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, these tales will transport you to lands both familiar and strange - to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.

This collection of six stories includes three brand-new tales, all of them lavishly illustrated with art that changes with each turn of the page, culminating in six stunning full-spread illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves.

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
ISBN: 9781510104419
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 440 g
Dimensions: 146 x 236 x 24 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

"Lushly designed and wonderfully rendered ... Bardugo doesn't twist familiar tales so much as rip them open" - Booklist, starred review *

"Gorgeously otherworldly...Any lover of retellings or original fairy tales will enjoy" - Kirkus Reviews 

"Every story is superb, Leigh Bardugo has an honest, vibrant voice that's capable of unfolding her imaginings with true skill. Sara Kiplin's beautiful illustrations grow in complexity . . . making this a sumptuous feast for the mind and eyes" - SFX Magazine

"It's like THE HUNGER GAMES meets POTTER meets TWILIGHT meets LORD OF THE RINGS meets GAME OF THRONES; basically epic magical fantasy but completely for grown-ups" - Stylist on the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy *

"Bardugo outdoes herself with this book, creating the gorgeously built backdrop of Ketterdam and populating it with a sophisticated cast of rogues and criminals. SIX OF CROWS is a twisty and elegantly crafted masterpiece that thrilled me from beginning to end" - Holly Black on SIX OF CROWS *

Cracking page-turner with a multi-ethnic band of misfits with differing sexual orientations who satisfyingly, believably jell into a family. * Kirkus on SIX OF CROWS *

A delicious blend of masterfully executed elements... Bardugo outdoes herself in this exhilarating follow-up, and series fans will have their eyes glued to every page. * Booklist on CROOKED KINGDOM *

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“Re-Imagined, Magical Fairy Tales”

“I was not made for pleasing princes.”

Despite the fact that I’m not the biggest fan of short stories or anthologies, when Leigh Bardugo announced that she was writing one for the Grishaverse, completed with... More

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“Language of thorns ”

Excellent book! Waterstones got this to me quickly and it came in perfect condition. Thouroughly enjoyed this book, illustrations in it are amazing and the service at Waterstones was amazing. WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE!

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“Engrossing, beautiful and unsettling”

These fairy tales are reimagined and unfamiliar, yet also exactly as fairy tales should be. Each perfectly realised story is engrossing, beautiful and unsettling, and will resonate with you for a long time. To say... More

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