The Girl in the Tower written by Katherine Arden, publisher Del Rey (Ebury Publishing) is available NOW in ebook, hardcover and audiobook format. The book will also be available to purchase in paperback format from 9th August 2018.
The book is available to purchase from all good book retailers and the ebook is available to download for amazon kindle, kobo, Google Play and iBook.
To buy link (amazon UK): https://amzn.to/2Oe5J2Q
Product Details (as per amazon page)
For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark: marriage or life in a convent. Vasya will choose a third way: magic. . .
The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse.
Only Sasha, a priest with a warrior’s training, recognises this ‘boy’ as his younger sister, thought to be dead or a witch by her village. But when Vasya proves herself in battle, riding with remarkable skill and inexplicable power, Sasha realises he must keep her secret as she may be the only way to save the city from threats both human and fantastical. . .
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I am so pleased to be involved in the blogtour celebrating and promoting the launch of the paperback of The Girl in the Tower. The Girl in the Tower is the second instalment in the Winternight Trilogy, I’d fully recommend reading all the books in the series in order to fully immerse yourself in this world of wonderment, myth, magic, danger and love. The books in the series are:
- The Bear and the Nightingale (you can find my review for book one here.
- The Girl in the Tower
- The Winter of the Witch
It’s been just over 18 months since I entered the world of Russian folklore with the book that began the Winternight Trilogy; The Bear and the Nightingale. Firstly, I’d like to thank and congratulate the artist of the book covers in this series as they are truly works of art, the detail is stunning and the colours are very inviting. I would purchase the covers alone as prints to adorn my house. As mentioned in my review of book one fantasy fiction is not my usual genre but the synopsis and the cover drew me in. I was so pleased I stepped out of my reading comfort zone to discover this epic tale. As it’s not my usual genre it did take me a little while to get back in to the story but I’ve learnt that I have to set my mind to acknowledge and embrace a world full of imagination and let the words just take me there. Once I was back in Russia with Vasya and her trusted companion Solovey, her horse, I was completely captivated again by this whole world of medieval Russia, by the myth and the magic, by the forbidden love but this time danger was lurking and the author Katherine Arden takes us on a very dangerous, deathly journey.
This is such a spellbinding sweeping story of a young woman blessed with skills few are given. Vasya takes on tasks that many men would struggle to find the strength and courage to undertake. Vasya is like the original medieval super hero showing immense belief, hope and strength to help those she dearly loves. The terrain of Russia is clear from the descriptive words from the author, the atmosphere of the landscape is very evident. My emotions once again were in turmoil and at times I felt completely spent. There is a beauty of a love that is almost forbidden entwined within the storyline, this love was so rare and so beautiful but there was a sadness within it.
For an author to take me out of my reading comfort zone and envelope me in to another world is a job well-done. Katherine Arden is an author to watch, the Winternight Trilogy with book one being her debut novel shows a depth of literary expertise that can take years to learn. I would like to repeat a quote from my review of book one:
This book and it’s story would look impressive with a big movie budget bringing all the characters and creatures to life, a blockbuster in the making.
To learn more about the author Katherine Arden and her work please visit the following sites:
Website: http://www.katherinearden.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/arden_katherine
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherineardenauthor
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