Fantasy

Spinning Silver

by Naomi Novik

Miryem, the daughter of an unsuccessful moneylender, saves her family by taking over the business and earning a reputation for turning silver into gold. Her boast attracts the Staryk king, who imposes impossible tasks and pulls her into a cold realm governed by dangerous bargains. The story widens through the voices of women whose separate struggles with debt, power, family, and an otherworldly threat become tightly connected. Wintry, intricate, and morally bracing, this Rumpelstiltskin-inspired fantasy suits long dark evenings and readers who want formidable heroines, folklore, and bargains with exacting consequences.