Spinning Silver Audiobook (Free)

Can dark magic state their home?

Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his bills. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their community. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into platinum, which draw in the fairy king of winter himself. He pieces her an difficult challenge – and if she fails, she’ll perish. However if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than loss of life. And in her desperate about Spinning Silver efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which allures the unhappy little girl of the lord.

Irina’s father plans to wed her towards the tsar – he’ll pay any price to achieve this objective. Nevertheless, the dashing tsar isn’t what he appears. And the trick he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike. Torn between deadly options, Miryem and Irina embark on a goal that will consider them to the limits of sacrifice, power and like.

Much like her standalone novel Uprooted, Naomi Novik has once more been influenced by common folktales. Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is a rich, multilayered new story which is a pleasure to read.