Buried Deep and Other Stories
Naomi Novik
A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance Trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where her next novel will be set. From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the gothic, magical halls of the Scholomance trilogy to the fairy tale worlds of Spinning Silver and Uprooted, this stunning collection takes us from fairy tale to fantasy, myth to history, and mystery to science fiction as we travel through Naomi Novik’s most beloved stories. In Buried Deep, we move from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the Black Death, and into the modern era. We meet Mark Antony, Sherlock Holmes, and Elizabeth Bennet, in ways we have never seen them before. We visit exotic fantasy cities and alien civilizations among the stars. Though the stories are vastly different, there is a unifying theme: the act of finding and seizing one’s destiny, and the lengths one will go to achieve that—be it turning pirate, captaining a fighting dragon, or shifting from marriage to seek your destiny with a sword. And in the two tales original to this collection, we first reenter the remade Scholomance in the wake of El’s revolution and see what life is like for the new crop of students. Then, we get a glimpse at the world of Novik’s upcoming series, a deserted land, populated only by silent and enigmatic architectural behemoths whose secrets are yet to be unlocked.
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Naomi Novik presents Buried Deep and Other Stories, an anthology. The stories featured in the anthology are collected, some new and some featured in other publications. Novik has an introduction to each piece providing some background to the piece's creation. Some stories are from worlds known to Novik's readers (Temeraire, Spinning Silver, and Scholomance) and some from current worlds in progress.
This is one of the very few times that I can say this about an anthology. I genuinely enjoyed every story in this collection. There were widely varied settings, vibes, tones, but somehow all of them were positive experiences for me.
I would absolutely recommend this collection to readers who are already fans of Novik's work, but feel like I am not sure who specifically to recommend to otherwise. There is a Pride and Prejudice with Dragons retelling in the world of Temeraire. A story of seatraders and wizards. The story that expanded into the Spinning Silver novel. A Temeraire story by way of Ancient Rome. A story of Irene Adler from the stories of Sherlock Holmes. Fairy tale retellings and explorations. Fantasy worlds and stories of the Regency and the Black Death. There is at least one story that is likely to appeal to whatever reader chooses to pick up this anthology.
I am happy to have read this book early and hope that it will be found by the readers who will enjoy each one of the stories it contains. Everyone should get that joy from an anthology at least once. :)
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