Description
Katherine Arden’s mesmerizing debut, The Bear and the Nightingale, introduced Vasilisa, a girl who sees beyond the ordinary in her Russian wilderness home. Her gift earns the attention of Morozko, the winter demon, leading to a crucial alliance that saves her people but brands her a witch. In The Girl in the Tower, Vasilisa is exiled and faces a stark choice between marriage or a convent. Opting for adventure, she disguises herself as a boy and sets off on a perilous journey. Her bravery earns her a hero’s recognition and reunites her with her siblings, but she must navigate courtly intrigue and a looming threat to Moscow.
