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The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by Catherynne Valente: Used
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2006-10-31
- Pages
- 496
- ISBN
- 0553384031
- Book Title
- Orphan's Tales: in the Night Garden
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Fantasy / General, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Literary
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 24.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
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Product Information
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.... Praise for In the Night Garden "Cathrynne Valente weaves layer upon layer of marvels in her debut novel. In the Night Garden is a treat for all who love puzzle stories and the mystical language of talespinners." --Carol Berg, author of Daughter of Ancients "Fabulous talespinning in the tradition of story cycles such as The Arabian Nights. Lyrical, wildly imaginative and slyly humorous, Valente's prose possesses an irrepressible spirit." --K. J. Bishop, author of The Etched City "Astonishing work! Valente's endless invention and mythic range are breathtaking. It's as if she's gone night-wandering, and plucked a hundred distant cultures out of the air to deliver their stories to us." --Ellen Kushner, author of Thomas the Rhymer "Refreshingly original in both style and form, In the Night Garden should delight lovers of myth and folklore." --Juliet Marillier, author of the Sevenwaters trilogy
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553384031
ISBN-13
9780553384031
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52640309
Product Key Features
Book Title
Orphan's Tales: in the Night Garden
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Literary
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
24.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
1
Lc Classification Number
Ps3622.A4258o77 2006
Reviews
"Cathrynne Valente weaves layer upon layer of marvels in her debut novel . In the Night Garden is a treat for all who love puzzle stories and the mystical language of talespinners."--Carol Berg, author of Daughter of Ancients "Fabulous talespinning in the tradition of story cycles such as The Arabian Nights. Lyrical, wildly imaginative and slyly humorous, Valente's prose possesses an irrepressible spirit."--K. J. Bishop, author of The Etched City "Astonishing work! Valente's endless invention and mythic range are breathtaking. It's as if she's gone night-wandering, and plucked a hundred distant cultures out of the air to deliver their stories to us." -Ellen Kushner, author of Thomas the Rhymer "Refreshingly original in both style and form, In the Night Garden should delight lovers of myth and folklore."-Juliet Marillier, author of the Sevenwaters trilogy "While the obvious comparison is to One Thousand and One Nights .... These are fairy tales that bite and bleed. Every moment of lyricism is countered by one of clear-eyed honesty, and sometimes the moments combine.... Valente weaves an intricate, exquisite web that ultimately binds each story to the other."-- Washington Post Book World, "Cathrynne Valente weaves layer upon layer of marvels in her debut novel. In the Night Gardenis a treat for all who love puzzle stories and the mystical language of talespinners."-Carol Berg, author ofDaughter of Ancients "Fabulous talespinning in the tradition of story cycles such as The Arabian Nights. Lyrical, wildly imaginative and slyly humorous, Valente's prose possesses an irrepressible spirit."-K. J. Bishop, author ofThe Etched City, "Cathrynne Valente weaves layer upon layer of marvels in her debut novel . In the Night Garden is a treat for all who love puzzle stories and the mystical language of talespinners."-Carol Berg, author of Daughter of Ancients "Fabulous talespinning in the tradition of story cycles such as The Arabian Nights. Lyrical, wildly imaginative and slyly humorous, Valente's prose possesses an irrepressible spirit."-K. J. Bishop, author of The Etched City "Astonishing work! Valente's endless invention and mythic range are breathtaking. It's as if she's gone night-wandering, and plucked a hundred distant cultures out of the air to deliver their stories to us." Ellen Kushner, author of Thomas the Rhymer "Refreshingly original in both style and form, In the Night Garden should delight lovers of myth and folklore."Juliet Marillier, author of the Sevenwaters trilogy "While the obvious comparison is to One Thousand and One Nights .... These are fairy tales that bite and bleed. Every moment of lyricism is countered by one of clear-eyed honesty, and sometimes the moments combine.... Valente weaves an intricate, exquisite web that ultimately binds each story to the other."- Washington Post Book World, "Cathrynne Valente weaves layer upon layer of marvels in her debut novel. In the Night Garden is a treat for all who love puzzle stories and the mystical language of talespinners."-Carol Berg, author of Daughter of Ancients "Fabulous talespinning in the tradition of story cycles such as The Arabian Nights. Lyrical, wildly imaginative and slyly humorous, Valente's prose possesses an irrepressible spirit."-K. J. Bishop, author of The Etched City "Astonishing work! Valente's endless invention and mythic range are breathtaking. It's as if she's gone night-wandering, and plucked a hundred distant cultures out of the air to deliver their stories to us." Ellen Kushner, author of Thomas the Rhymer "Refreshingly original in both style and form, In the Night Garden should delight lovers of myth and folklore."Juliet Marillier, author of the Sevenwaters trilogy "While the obvious comparison is to One Thousand and One Nights.... These are fairy tales that bite and bleed. Every moment of lyricism is countered by one of clear-eyed honesty, and sometimes the moments combine.... Valente weaves an intricate, exquisite web that ultimately binds each story to the other."-Washington Post Book World From the Trade Paperback edition.
Copyright Date
2006
Lccn
2006-048425
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
The Orphan's Tales Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
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