02137cam a2200325 4500 759350750 TxAuBib 20180614120000.0 180327s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018005791 9780399180989 hbk. $28.00 0399180982 hbk. $28.00 (OCoLC)1030446531 DLC eng rda DLC BLP TxGR TxAuBib Novik, Naomi, author. Spinning silver [Book] / Naomi Novik. First Edition. New York : Del Rey, [2018] 466 pages ; 22 cm. "A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic" by The New York Times Book Review. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued. Channeling the heart of the classic fairy tale, Novik deftly interweaves six distinct narrative voices--each learning valuable lessons about sacrifice, power and love--into a rich, multilayered fantasy that readers will want to return to again and again"-- Provided by publisher. 20180614. Quests (Expeditions) Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Magic Fiction. Moneylenders Fiction. Mythology. Fantasy fiction. RV8