Katherine Arden

Een sfeervol, betoverend en fascinerend avontuur in het besneeuwde landschap van het oude Rusland. De Beer en de Nachtegaal van Katherine Arden is perfect voor lezers van Erin Morgenstern en Neil Gaiman. In een dorp op het randje van de wildernis in het noorden van Rusland, waar de ijskoude wind blaast en het altijd lijkt te sneeuwen, vertelt een oude min sprookjes over de Winterkoning. Verhalen over oude magie die worden verboden door de kerk. Maar voor het jonge, wilde meisje Vasya zijn het meer dan alleen verhalen. Alleen zij ziet de geesten rondom het huis die haar beschermen. Alleen zij voelt de groeiende krachten van een duistere vorm van magie in het bos...

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman at the river threatening to throw a book into the water, Ollie doesn't think—she just acts, stealing the book and running away. As she begins to read the slender volume, Ollie discovers a chilling story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who both loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man," a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price.  Ollie is captivated by the tale until her school trip the next day to Smoke Hollow, a local farm with a haunting history all its own. There she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about. Could it be the story about the smiling man is true? Ollie doesn't have too long to think about the answer to that. On the way home, the school bus breaks down, sending their teacher back to the farm for help. But the strange bus driver has some advice for the kids left behind in his care: "Best get moving. At nightfall they'll come for the rest of you." Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie's previously broken digital wristwatch, a keepsake reminder of better times, begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN.  Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed the bus driver's warning. As the trio head out into the woods--bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them--the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: "Avoid large places. Keep to small."  And with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins.

New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden returns with another creepy, spine-tingling adventure in this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Small Spaces and Dead Voices. Having met and outsmarted the smiling man in Dead Voices but fearful of when he'll come again, Ollie, Brian, and Coco are anxiously searching for a way to defeat him once and for all. By staying together and avoiding remote places, they've steered clear of him so far but their constant worry and stress is taking a toll on their lives and friendship. So when Ollie's dad and Coco's mom plan a "fun" boat trip on Lake Champlain, the three are apprehensive to say the least. They haven't had the best of luck on their recent trips and even worse their frenemy Phil is on the boat as well. But when a lake monster destroys their boat, they end up shipwrecked on a deserted island. This isn't just any island though. It's hidden from the outside world in a fog and unless everyone works together to find a way to escape, they won't survive long.

New York Times bestselling author Katherine thrills once again in the finale to the critically acclaimed, spook-tacular quartet that began with Small Spaces. It’s been three months since Ollie made a daring deal with the smiling man to save those she loved, and then vanished without a trace. The smiling man promised Coco, Brian and Phil, that they’d have a chance to save her, but as time goes by, they begin to worry that the smiling man has lied to them and Ollie is gone forever. But finally, a clue surfaces. A boy who went missing at a nearby traveling carnival appears at the town swimming hole, terrified and rambling. He tells anyone who'll listen about the mysterious man who took him. How the man agreed to let him go on one condition: that he deliver a message. Play if you dare. Game on! The smiling man has finally made his move. Now it’s Coco, Brian, and Phil’s turn to make theirs. And they know just where to start. The traveling carnival is coming to Evansburg. Meanwhile, Ollie is trapped in the world behind the mist, learning the horrifying secrets of the smiling man's carnival, trying everything to help her friends find her. Brian, Coco and Phil will risk everything to rescue Ollie—but they all soon realize this game is much more dangerous than the ones before. This time the smiling man is playing for keeps. The summer nights are short, and Ollie, Coco, Brian, and Phil have only until sunrise to beat him once and for all—or it’s game over for everyone.

Bestselling author Katherine Arden returns with another creepy, spine-tingling adventure in this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Small Spaces. Having survived sinister scarecrows and the malevolent smiling man in Small Spaces, newly minted best friends Ollie, Coco, and Brian are ready to spend a relaxing winter break skiing together with their parents at Mount Hemlock Resort. But when a snowstorm sets in, causing the power to flicker out and the cold to creep closer and closer, the three are forced to settle for hot chocolate and board games by the fire. Ollie, Coco, and Brian are determined to make the best of being snowed in, but odd things keep happening. Coco is convinced she has seen a ghost, and Ollie is having nightmares about frostbitten girls pleading for help. Then Mr. Voland, a mysterious ghost hunter, arrives in the midst of the storm to investigate the hauntings at Hemlock Lodge. Ollie, Coco, and Brian want to trust him, but Ollie's watch, which once saved them from the smiling man, has a new cautionary message: BEWARE. With Mr. Voland's help, Ollie, Coco, and Brian reach out to the dead voices at Mount Hemlock. Maybe the ghosts need their help–or maybe not all ghosts can or should be trusted. Dead Voices is a terrifying follow-up to Small Spaces with thrills and chills galore and the captive foreboding of a classic ghost story.

The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden’s enchanting first novel, introduced readers to an irresistible heroine. Vasilisa has grown up at the edge of a Russian wilderness, where snowdrifts reach the eaves of her family’s wooden house and there is truth in the fairy tales told around the fire. Vasilisa’s gift for seeing what others do not won her the attention of Morozko—Frost, the winter demon from the stories—and together they saved her people from destruction. But Frost’s aid comes at a cost, and her people have condemned her as a witch. In The Girl in the Tower, Vasilisa faces an impossible choice. Driven from her home by frightened villagers, she has only two options left: marriage or the convent. She cannot bring herself to accept either fate and instead chooses adventure, dressing herself as a boy and setting off astride her magnificent stallion Solovey. But after she prevails in a skirmish with bandits, everything changes. The Grand Prince of Moscow anoints her a hero for her exploits, and she is reunited with her beloved sister and brother, who are now part of the Grand Prince’s inner circle. She dares not reveal to the court that she is a girl, for if her deception were discovered it would have terrible consequences for herself and her family. Before she can untangle herself from Moscow’s intrigues—and as Frost provides counsel that may or may not be trustworthy—she will also confront an even graver threat lying in wait for all of Moscow itself.

FOLLOWING THEIR ADVENTURES IN THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE GIRL IN THE TOWER, VASYA AND MOROZKO RETURN IN THIS STUNNING CONCLUSION TO THE BESTSELLING WINTERNIGHT TRILOGY, BATTLING ENEMIES MORTAL AND MAGICAL TO SAVE BOTH RUSSIAS, THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN. Reviewers called Katherine Arden's novels The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower "lyrical," "emotionally stirring," and "utterly bewitching." The Winternight Trilogy introduced an unforgettable heroine, Vasilisa Petrovna, a girl determined to forge her own path in a world that would rather lock her away. Her gifts and her courage have drawn the attention of Morozko, the winter-king, but it is too soon to know if this connection will prove a blessing or a curse. Now Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answers—and for someone to blame. Vasya finds herself alone, beset on all sides. The Grand Prince is in a rage, choosing allies that will lead him on a path to war and ruin. A wicked demon returns, stronger than ever and determined to spread chaos. Caught at the center of the conflict is Vasya, who finds the fate of two worlds resting on her shoulders. Her destiny uncertain, Vasya will uncover surprising truths about herself and her history as she desperately tries to save Russia, Morozko, and the magical world she treasures. But she may not be able to save them all.

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale January 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, she receives word of Freddie’s death in combat, along with his personal effects—but something doesn’t make sense. Determined to uncover the truth, Laura returns to Belgium as a volunteer at a private hospital. Soon after arriving, she hears whispers about haunted trenches, and a strange hotelier whose wine gives soldiers the gift of oblivion. Could Freddie have escaped the battlefield, only to fall prey to something—or someone—else? November 1917. Freddie Iven awakens after an explosion to find himself trapped in an overturned pillbox with a wounded enemy soldier, a German by the name of Hans Winter. Against all odds, the two men form an alliance and succeed in clawing their way out. Unable to bear the thought of returning to the killing fields, especially on opposite sides, they take refuge with a mysterious man who seems to have the power to make the hellscape of the trenches disappear. As shells rain down on Flanders, and ghosts move among those yet living, Laura’s and Freddie’s deepest traumas are reawakened. Now they must decide whether their world is worth salvaging—or better left behind entirely.

Au plus froid de l’hiver, Vassia adore par-dessus tout écouter, avec ses frères et sa sœur, les contes de Dounia, la vieille servante. Et plus particulièrement celui de Gel, ou Morozko, le démon aux yeux bleus, le roi de l’hiver. Mais, pour Vassia, ces histoires sont bien plus que cela. En effet, elle est la seule de la fratrie à voir les esprits protecteurs de la maison, à entendre l’appel insistant des sombres forces nichées au plus profond de la forêt. Ce qui n’est pas du goût de la nouvelle femme de son père, dévote acharnée, bien décidée à éradiquer de son foyer les superstitions ancestrales. Inspiré de contes russes, L’Ours et le Rossignol a su en garder toute la poésie et la sombre cruauté. C’est le premier roman de Katherine Arden.

Un incendie vient de ravager la ville de Moscou. Le grand prince est fou de rage et les habitants exigent des explications. Tous cherchent un bouc émissaire et Vassia, dotée d'étranges pouvoirs, fait une coupable idéale. Le père Konstantin aiguillonne la vindicte populaire pendant que Vassia cherche à réconcilier le monde des humains et celui des créatures magiques.

La cour du grand-prince, à Moscou, est gangrenée par les luttes de pouvoir. Pendant ce temps, dans les campagnes, d’invisibles bandits incendient les villages, tuent les paysans et kidnappent les fillettes. Le prince Dimitri Ivanovitch n’a donc d’autre choix que de partir à leur recherche s’il ne veut pas que son peuple finisse par se rebeller. En chemin, sa troupe croise un mystérieux jeune homme chevauchant un cheval digne d’un noble seigneur. Le seul à reconnaître le garçon est un prêtre, Sacha. Et il ne peut révéler ce qu’il sait : le cavalier n’est autre que sa plus jeune sœur, qu’il a quittée il y a des années alors qu’elle n’était encore qu’une fillette, Vassia.

Nas distantes terras do norte da Rússia, quase engolidas por uma extensa e milenar floresta, o inverno rigoroso dura a maior parte do ano, maltratando pessoas e animais. Órfã de mãe e filha caçula do rico e generoso senhor feudal daquela região, a pequena Vasya cresce sob a proteção de seus irmãos mais velhos, alimentada pelos fascinantes contos de fadas que a ama conta às crianças ao redor do forno. Essas histórias trazem personagens como o temido Rei do Inverno, considerado a própria Morte, e seu irmão gêmeo, o Urso, que se fortalece com o medo e as guerras. Para Vasya, a única que vê os seres mágicos da floresta e os espíritos guardiões que protegem sua casa, os gêmeos podem ser reais e uma ameaça aterrorizante. Quando o pai de Vasya retorna com uma nova esposa após uma viagem a Moscou, a vida da filha caçula e de todos à sua volta sofre duras consequências. A pedido da madrasta, um jovem padre vem à região e passa a pregar contra as antigas crenças locais, gerando discórdia e intolerância ao mesmo tempo que enfraquece os espíritos guardiões e abre espaço para o mais diabólico dos inimigos. Resta a Vasya lutar por sua gente antes que seja tarde demais. Livro de estreia da norte-americana Katherine Arden e lançamento do selo Fábrica231, O urso e o rouxinol mergulha no folclore russo para nos apresentar uma aventura mágica que valoriza a força do amor, denuncia o alcance devastador dos discursos de ódio e ainda questiona o limitante papel da mulher numa sociedade medieval. Temas atuais abordados com a delicadeza e o encanto eterno dos contos de fadas.

In uno sperduto villaggio ai confini della tundra russa, l’inverno dura la maggior parte dell’anno e i cumuli di neve crescono più alti delle case. Ma a Vasilisa e ai suoi fratelli Kolja e Alëša tutto questo piace, perché adorano stare riuniti accanto al fuoco ascoltando le fiabe della balia Dunja. Vasja ama soprattutto la storia del re dell’inverno, il demone dagli occhi blu che tutti temono ma che a lei non fa alcuna paura. Vasilisa, infatti, non è una bambina come le altre, può “vedere” e comunicare con gli spiriti della casa e della natura. Il suo, però, è un dono pericoloso che si guarda bene dal rivelare, finché la sua matrigna e un prete da poco giunto nel villaggio, proibendo i culti tradizionali, compromettono gli equilibri dell’intera comunità: le colture non danno più frutti, il freddo si fa insopportabile, le persone vengono attaccate da strane creature e la vita di tutti è in pericolo. Vasilisa è l’unica che può salvare il villaggio dal Male, ma per farlo deve entrare nel mondo degli antichi racconti, inoltrarsi nel bosco e affrontare la più grande minaccia di sempre: l’Orso, lo spaventoso dio che si nutre della paura degli uomini.Nell’incantevole scenario della tundra russa, il primo capitolo di una nuova trilogia fantasy. Un’appassionante storia dal sapore antico sull’eterna lotta tra il Bene e il Male.

En la estepa rusa, el invierno dura casi todo el año y los montículos de nieve son más altos que las casas. A Vasia el hielo le recuerda a los cuentos sobre Morozko, el misterioso rey del invierno, que trae las heladas y engaña cruelmente a las jóvenes para quedarse con sus almas. En cuanto su padre regresa de Moscú con una nueva esposa muy devota, las cosas cambian. La mujer ve demonios invisibles a ojos de todos, excepto de Vasia... Aunque para ella son espíritus: como el vodianói, un hombre hecho de ramas de árboles, o la rusalka, la ninfa que ahoga a los incautos en el lago. Mientras los aldeanos sigan haciéndoles ofrendas, no pasará nada malo. Pero un despiadado invierno, cuando las ventiscas cubren las casas de escarcha y el miedo se cuela por las cerraduras, las ofrendas dejan de llegar.

At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. 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. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil. After Vasilisa's mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa's new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows. And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village. All the while, Vasilisa's stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for either marriage or confinement in a convent. As danger circles, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she has long concealed—this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped from her nurse's most frightening tales. The Bear and the Nightingale is a magical debut novel from a gifted and gorgeous voice. It spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent.

The Bear and The Nightingale: In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church.But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods. . . The Girl in The Tower: The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse. The Winter of The Witch: Moscow is in flames, leaving its people searching for answers – and someone to blame. Vasilisa, a girl with extraordinary gifts, must flee for her life, pursued by those who blame their misfortune on her magic. Then a vengeful demon returns, stronger than ever. Determined to engulf the world in chaos, he finds allies among men and spirits. Mankind and magical creatures alike find their fates resting on Vasya's shoulders.