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Deathless
Catherynne M. Valente
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Description for Deathless
Paperback. A glorious retelling of the Russian folktale Marya Morevna and Koschei the Deathless, set in a mysterious version of St. Petersburg during the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
A handsome young man arrives in St Petersburg at the house of Marya Morevna. He is Koschei, the Tsar of Life, and he is Marya's fate. For years she follows him in love and in war, and bears the scars. But eventually Marya returns to her birthplace - only to discover a starveling city, haunted by death. Deathless is a fierce story of life and death, love and power, old memories, deep myth and dark magic, set against the history of Russia in the twentieth century. It is, quite simply, unforgettable.
A handsome young man arrives in St Petersburg at the house of Marya Morevna. He is Koschei, the Tsar of Life, and he is Marya's fate. For years she follows him in love and in war, and bears the scars. But eventually Marya returns to her birthplace - only to discover a starveling city, haunted by death. Deathless is a fierce story of life and death, love and power, old memories, deep myth and dark magic, set against the history of Russia in the twentieth century. It is, quite simply, unforgettable.
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472108685
SKU
V9781472108685
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About Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente is a New York Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction. She is the author of The Orphan's Tales, In the Night Garden, Palimpsest (nominated for the Hugo Award and the Locus Award), and the bestselling The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, which won the Andre Norton Award for YA ... Read more
Reviews for Deathless
Romantic and blood-streaked, and infused with magic so real you can feel it on your fingertips - Deathless is beautiful. Cory Doctorow Valente's invention and ambition are extraordinary. The Times Cat Valente is the Ray Bradbury of her generation. Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians Swept away to the icy wastes of the Russian steppes and ... Read more