1 by Katherine Arden ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 17, 2017. Arden’s supple, sumptuous first novel transports the reader to a version of medieval Russia where history and myth coexist. At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. The Bear and the Nightingale is a wonderfully layered novel of family and the harsh wonders of deep winter magic.”—Robin Hobb “A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up.”—Naomi Novik “Haunting and lyrical, The Bear and the Nightingale … Somehow, this book came across my radar, and I knew that I would love it. Maybe? Now, as I read my newly signed copies, I have only come to love the trilogy that much more. The Bear and the Nightingale casts a cozy spell, starting out with a once-upon-a-time told by the warm glow of a Russian oven. Is there a bear? Many times I feel “feminist” characters empower women less than they idealize men. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden; (4 1/2*) The Bear and the Nightingale is a wonderfully crafted story that crosses genres and will appeal to large audiences both outside and within the fantasy world of reading. But he's actually human-shaped? Also, while the pacing is pretty good and the tension is pitched expertly--slowly ratcheting with increments of dread and shock--there isn't really enough plot to… The Bear and the Nightingale is my favorite book and has been so since I first read it in 2018 after receiving it as a Christmas gift. The Winternight trilogy is a series of adult historical fantasy novels written by American author Katherine Arden.The trilogy consists of The Bear and the Nightingale (2017), The Girl in the Tower (2018), and The Winter of the Witch (2019). And there's no nightingale, unless you mean the horse, excuse me, Horse, who is named Nightingale. 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. Huh? THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE From the The Winternight Trilogy series , Vol. The The Nightingale Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. It is so beautifully written and possesses a fairy tale / other worldly quality about it. While the prose in The Bear and the Nightingale is lyrical, that is only one of the elements of fiction. At the beginning, the story takes place in a medieval Russian village. These problems aside, The Bear and the Nightingale is a pleasure to spend time with. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34410789-the-bear-and-the-nightingale The Bear and the Nightingale is a work of fiction. 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