{ "item_title" : "The Language of Thorns", "item_author" : [" Leigh Bardugo", "Sara Kipin "], "item_description" : "See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone -- Season 2 streaming nowTrace 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 BestsellerThis title has Common Core connections. Lushly designed and wonderfully rendered...Bardugo doesn't twist familiar tales so much as rip them open. --Booklist, starred reviewStrong 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 ReviewThose 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 TimesMarvelous 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 BoneSiege and StormRuin and Rising The Six of Crows DuologySix of CrowsCrooked Kingdom The King of Scars DuologyKing of ScarsRule of Wolves The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous MagicThe Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of MagicThe Lives of SaintsDemon in the Wood Graphic Novel Praise for the Grishaverse A master of fantasy. --The Huffington PostUtterly, extremely bewitching. --The GuardianThis is what fantasy is for. --The New York Times Book ReviewA world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp. --NPRThe darker it gets for the good guys, the better. --Entertainment WeeklySultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down. --USA TodayThere's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart. --Vanity FairUnlike anything I've ever read. --Veronica Roth, bestselling author of DivergentBardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery --Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/25/012/252/125012252X_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "24.99", "online_price" : "24.99", "our_price" : "24.99", "club_price" : "24.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "24.99" } }

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