the winternight trilogy by katherine arden

The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows.Īnd indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village.

Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa's new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.Īfter Vasilisa's mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. But Vasilisa doesn't mind-she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse's fairy tales. With any luck we’ll see Beneath the Sugar Sky on the small screen in no time at all.At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. The series was recently optioned to become a TV series as well, starting with the first novella. It’s also been a World Fantasy Award Finalist. The Wayward Children series has won several awards in recent years, including the Alex, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Locus Award. But in the world that Rini loves, is death truly something to be understood? Is it as permanent as we believe? RELATED: 2018 Fall Movie Preview: The 30 Films to See Rini, the daughter of the departed Sumi, comes home looking for her long lost mother. The series has been a hit from the start, so it’s really no surprise that this novella made it onto dozens of lists as well (including this one).īeneath the Sugar Sky returns to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children, bringing us back into the present for this tale. The series itself explores the idea of magical doorways opening portals to other lands. Beneath the Sugar Sky is the third novella in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire.

The winternight trilogy by katherine arden