The Bear and The Nightingale

An extraordinary retelling of a very old tale. A Russian setting adds a unfamiliar spice to the story of a young woman who does not rebel against the limits of her role in her culture so much as transcend them. A wonderfully layered novel of family roles and the harsh wonders of deep winter magic.

Robin Hobb

A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up.

Naomi Novik

Haunting and lyrical, The Bear and the Nightingale tugs at the heart and quickens the pulse. I can’t wait for her next book.

Terry Brooks

Arden’s debut is an earthy, beautifully written love letter to Russian folklore, with an irresistible heroine ... [an] exciting fairy tale that will enchant readers from the first page

Publisher's Weekly

Enthralling and enchanting – I literally couldn’t put it down. A wondrous book!

Tamora Pierce, bestselling author of the Song of the Lionness Quartet

The Bear and the Nightingale is a marvelous trip into an ancient Russia where magic is a part of everyday life

Todd McCaffrey, author of The Dragon Books

Fairy tale lovers, if you’re going to read one fantasy book this winter, let this be it.... beautiful debut

www.bookish.com

[A]n enchanting wintertime read... fierce and otherworldly[.]

Psychologies Magazine

beautiful literary fairytale...incredibly lyrical prose...a joy to read. Arden opens her imagination wide and succeeds in transporting the reader to an evocative world...with a heroine it's impossible not to love...

Stylist

...so detailed and vivid you can practically feel the chill numbing your fingers. Beautifully written and richly textured, it’s a beguiling read.

SFX Magazine

beautifully wrought fairytale for adults...

Writing Magazine

Wonderfully inventive

Heat Magazine

A thrilling tale...perfect...

Emerald Street

Arden’s debut novel has the cadence of a beautiful fairy tale but is darker and more lyrical. The novel is deceptively simple, but its characters and plot are sophisticated and complex. Arden explores what happens when fear and ignorance whip people into a furore, and how society can be persuaded to act against its own interests so easily. It’s a rather apt tale for our times.

Washington Post

A beautiful snowy Russian fable set at the border between myth and reality; a cast of demons, priests and royalty centre around a girl fighting to find her own path. Magical, thrilling and entrancing.

Anna James

An enchanting yet haunting Russian fairytale which inspires courage in a time of darkness

The Observer

Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy isn't just good - it's hug-to-your-chest, straight-to-the-favourites-shelf, reread-immediately good, and each book just gets better

Laini Taylor

A historical fantasy perfect for those who love ancient stories and tradition

Good Housekeeping