The Winter of the Witch

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower,Vasya and Morozko return in this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogybattling enemies mortal and magical to save both Russiasthe seen and the unseen. ΓÇ£A tale both intimate and epicfeaturing a heroine whose harrowing and wondrous journey culminates in an emotionally resonant finale.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPublishers Weekly (starred review) NAMED ONE OF PASTEΓÇÖS BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE Vasilisa Petrovna is an unforgettable heroine determined to forge her own path. Her gifts and her courage have drawn the attention of Morozkothe winter-kingbut it is too soon to know if this connection will prove a blessing or a curse. Now Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answersΓÇöand for someone to blame. Vasya finds herself alonebeset on all sides. The Grand Prince is in a ragechoosing allies that will lead him on a path to war and ruin. A wicked demon returnsdetermined to spread chaos. Caught at the center of the conflict is Vasyawho finds the fate of two worlds resting on her shoulders. Her destiny uncertainVasya will uncover surprising truths about herself as she desperately tries to save RussiaMorozkoand the magical world she treasures. But she may not be able to save them all. Praise for The Winter of the Witch ΓÇ£Katherine ArdenΓÇÖs Winternight Trilogy isnΓÇÖt just goodΓÇöitΓÇÖs hug-to-your-cheststraight-to-the-favorites-shelfreread-immediately goodand each book just gets better. The Winter of the Witch plunges us back to fourteenth-century Moscowwhere old gods and new vie for the soul of Russia and fate rests on a witch girlΓÇÖs slender shoulders. Prepare to have your heart ripped outloaned back to you full of snow and magicand ripped out some more.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöLaini Taylor ΓÇ£Luxuriously detailed yet briskly suspenseful . . . a striking literary fantasy informed by ArdenΓÇÖs deep knowledge.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöKirkus Reviews (starred review)