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In the Cities of Coin and Spice - Catherynne M. Valente
In the Cities of Coin and Spice
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Catherynne M. Valente enchanted readers with her spellbinding In the Night Garden. Now she continues to weave her storytelling magic in a new book of Orphan’s Tales—an epic of the fantastic and the exotic, the monstrous and mysterious, that will transport you far away from the everyday….Her name... show more
Catherynne M. Valente enchanted readers with her spellbinding In the Night Garden. Now she continues to weave her storytelling magic in a new book of Orphan’s Tales—an epic of the fantastic and the exotic, the monstrous and mysterious, that will transport you far away from the everyday….Her name and origins are unknown, but the endless tales inked upon this orphan’s eyelids weave a spell over all who listen to her read her secret history. And who can resist the stories she tells? From the Lake of the Dead and the City of Marrow to the artists who remain behind in a ghost city of spice, here are stories of hedgehog warriors and winged skeletons, loyal leopards and sparrow calligraphers. Nothing is too fantastic, anything can happen, but you’ll never guess what comes next in these intimately linked adventures of firebirds and djinn, singing manticores, mutilated unicorns, and women made entirely of glass and gears. Graced with the magical illustrations of Michael Kaluta, In the Cities of Coins and Spice is a book of dreams and wonders unlike any you’ve ever encountered. Open it anywhere and you will fall under its spell. For here the story never ends and the magic is only beginning….
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780553384048 (055338404X)
Publisher: Spectra
Pages no: 516
Edition language: English
Series: The Orphan's Tales (#2)
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YouKneeK
YouKneeK rated it
4.0 Review: In the Cities of Coin and Spice (The Orphan's Tales Book 2 of 2)
In the Cities of Coin and Spice is the sequel to In the Night Garden by Catherynne Valente. The books share the same structure, with stories nested inside of stories, up to seven levels including the framing story. As for that framing story, it continues in this book and finally gets a satisfying ...
Kaia
Kaia rated it
5.0 The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice
There isn't much more for me to add on this series. It is a marvelous, marvelous thing that makes the reader wish it would never end.
The Reading Jackalope
The Reading Jackalope rated it
5.0 In the Cities of Coin and Spice
Beautiful. I love the resolution of all the stories. And there's one little paragraph near the end, when the stories are finished and we're wating for the final end, and it just encapsulates that feeling you get when you finish a good book. I really loved these books.
Merle
Merle rated it
It's hard to review this book separately from In the Night Garden, because ultimately they're one book in two volumes. And so star ratings are somewhat arbitrary. Like In the Night Garden, In the Cities of Coin and Spice is a lovely book made up of nested, interconnected stories. The stories are biz...
wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it
Beautifully written fairy tales told within a fairy tale. These stories wove together a little better than in the first book (or perhaps I'm just more used to the style). Each story chills, thrills, and comforts; each is sensual and imaginative in a way very few authors even attempt.
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