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The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden
Catherynne Valente
Spectra
November 2006
On Sale: October 31, 2006
496 pages
ISBN: 0553384031
EAN: 9780553384031
Paperback
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Fantasy
A Book of Wonders for Grown-Up Readers
Every once
in a great while a book comes along that reminds us of the
magic spell that stories can
cast over us–to dazzle,
entertain, and enlighten. Welcome to the Arabian Nights
for our time–a lush and fantastical epic guaranteed to
spirit you away from the very first page….
Secreted
away in a garden, a lonely girl spins stories to warm a
curious prince: peculiar feats and unspeakable fates that
loop through each other and back again to meet in the
tapestry of her voice. Inked on her eyelids, each
twisting, tattooed tale is a piece in the puzzle of the
girl’s own hidden history. And what tales she tells! Tales
of shape-shifting witches and wild horsewomen, heron kings
and beast princesses, snake gods, dog monks, and living
stars–each story more strange and fantastic than the one
that came before. From ill-tempered “mermaid” to
fastidious Beast, nothing is ever quite what it seems in
these ever-shifting tales–even, and especially, their
teller. Adorned with illustrations by the legendary
Michael Kaluta, Valente’s enchanting lyrical fantasy
offers a breathtaking reinvention of the untold myths and
dark fairy tales that shape our dreams. And just when you
think you’ve come to the end, you realize the adventure
has only begun….
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