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Trace the roots of Grisha power and discover this deliciously
atmospheric, fully-illustrated collection of Grishaverse fairy tales
filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.
Enter the Grishaverse...
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, the tales in The Language
of Thorns 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, each of
them lavishly illustrated and culminating in stunning full-spread
illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves.
A New York Times Bestseller
This title has Common Core connections.
"Lushly designed and wonderfully rendered...Bardugo doesn't twist
familiar tales so much as rip them open." --Booklist, starred
review
"Strong writing, compelling stories, and gorgeous illustrations make
this collection a must-have." --School Library Journal, starred
review
"Beautiful imagery conceived from precise, beautiful prose; beautiful
cover image and interior illustrations that creep across each page
toward a beautiful consummation; beautiful lands inhabited by beautiful
hearts." --VOYA, starred review
"Elegantly crafted...stylishly intricate illustrations...all fans of the
darker side of folktales and folktale-like stories will find the stories
satisfyingly full of pain, danger, and vengeance." --The Bulletin of
the Center for Children's Books, starred review
"Gorgeously otherworldly...Any lover of retellings or original fairy
tales will enjoy." --Kirkus Reviews
"Gorgeous, cruel and almost wistful windows onto the dreamscapes and
hard lessons of [Bardugo's] alternate universe...fairy tales with all
the darkness intact." --*NPR Book Review
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"Those who seem innocent are shown to be guilty, one-dimensional
characters become more complicated, and mothers who once were absent are
given presence and power." --Mashable
"This new collection will intrigue, awe, frighten, and inspire both
stalwart fans and new readers looking for a heady spoonful of fantasy."
--Hypable
"This nightmare-inducing collection is short but powerful, each tale as
brilliant and absorbing as the one before... brilliant storytelling."
--Romantic Times
"Marvelous tales, as full of twists and delights and strangeness as
anything found in the Grimm Brothers. Leigh Bardugo is a master."
--Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble
Read all the books in the Grishaverse!
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)
Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Ruin and Rising
The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom
The King of Scars Duology
King of Scars
Rule of Wolves
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic
The Lives of Saints
Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel
Praise for the Grishaverse
"A master of fantasy." --The Huffington Post
"Utterly, extremely bewitching." --The Guardian
"This is what fantasy is for." --The New York Times Book Review
"A world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." --NPR
"The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." --Entertainment
Weekly
"Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." --USA
Today
"There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within
Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." --Vanity Fair
"Unlike anything I've ever read." --Veronica Roth, bestselling author of
Divergent
"Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an
intriguing mystery!" --Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy
Jackson series
