Spinning Silver
by Naomi Novik
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel | 2019 | Winner |
| Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature | 2019 | Winner |
| Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy | 2018 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Miryem is the daughter of a moneylender and has a talent for turning silver into gold. When she attracts the attention of the cold king of the Staryk, she must find a way to survive his impossible demands. Naomi Novik's lush retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin tale weaves together three women's perspectives in a vividly realized winter kingdom. Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
About the Author
Naomi Novik (born April 30, 1973) is an American author of speculative fiction best known for the Temeraire series—an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars featuring dragons—and her standalone fantasy novels Uprooted and Spinning Silver. She grew up in Roslyn Heights, Long Island, the daughter of a Lithuanian Jewish father and a Polish Catholic mother, and credits reading The Lord of the Rings at age six as a formative influence. She earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Brown University and a master's degree in computer science from Columbia University. Read more →
