The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne Valente

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The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne Valente

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The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne Valente

Catherynne M. Valente enchanted readers with her spellbinding In the Night Garden. Now she continues to weave her storytelling magic in the next book of Orphan's Tales-an epic of the fantastic and the exotic, the monstrous and mysterious, that will transport you far away from the everyday. . . .

Her name and origins are unknown, but the endless tales inked upon this orphan's eyelids weave a spell over all who listen to her read her secret history. And who can resist the stories she tells? From the Lake of the Dead and the City of Marrow to the artists who remain behind in a ghost city of spice, here are stories of hedgehog warriors and winged skeletons, loyal leopards and sparrow calligraphers. Nothing is too fantastic, anything can happen, but you'll never guess what comes next in these intimately linked adventures of firebirds and djinn, singing manticores, mutilated unicorns, and women made entirely of glass and gears. Graced with the magical illustrations of Michael Kaluta, In the Cities of Coins and Spice is a book of dreams and wonders unlike any you've ever encountered. Open it anywhere and you will fall under its spell. For here the story never ends and the magic is only beginning. . . .

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Catherynne M., Catherynne M., Catherynn Valente is a fantasy and science fiction novelist, short story writer, and poet who has had works published in the New York Times. She has received Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominations, as well as the Locus and Andre Norton prizes.

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ISBN 13 9780553384048
ISBN 10 055338404X
Title The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice
Author Catherynne Valente
Series The Orphan's Tales
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2007-10-30
Number of pages 528
Prizes Winner of Mythopoeic Award 2008
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.