The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780553384048)

Catherynne M. Valente enchanted readers with her spellbinding In the Night Garden. Now she continues to weave her storytelling magic in the next book of Orphan's Tales--an epic of the fantastic and the exotic, the monstrous and mysterious, that will transport you far away from the everyday. . . .

Her name and origins are unknown, but the endless tales inked upon this orphan's eyelids weave a spell over all who listen to her read her secret history. And who can resist the stories she tells? From the Lake of the Dead and the City of Marrow to the artists who remain behind in a ghost city of spice, here are stories of hedgehog warriors and winged skeletons, loyal leopards and sparrow calligraphers. Nothing is too fantastic, anything can happen, but you'll never guess what comes next in these intimately linked adventures of firebirds and djinn, singing manticores, mutilated unicorns, and women made entirely of glass and gears. Graced with the magical illustrations of Michael Kaluta, In the Cities of Coins and Spice is a book of dreams and wonders unlike any you've ever encountered. Open it anywhere and you will fall under its spell. For here the story never ends and the magic is only beginning. . . .

Author: Catherynne Valente
ISBN-10: 055338404X
ISBN-13: 9780553384048
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2007
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/20/2007 pg. 52
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2007 pg. 896
Romantic Times 11/01/2007 pg. 66 - Excellent
Entertainment Weekly 10/26/2007 pg. 71
Library Journal 10/15/2007 pg. 58
Booklist 10/01/2007 pg. 41