The Language of Thorns Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

<p><b>See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, <i>Shadow and Bone </i>-- Season 2 streaming now! </b><br><br><b>Trace the roots of Grisha power and discover this deliciously atmospheric, fully-illustrated collection of Grishaverse fairy tales filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.</b><br><br> Enter the Grishaverse...<br><br> <i>Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns. </i><br><br> Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.<br><br> Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, the tales in <i>The Language of Thorns </i>will transport you to lands both familiar and strange—to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.<br><br> This collection of six stories includes three brand-new tales, each of them lavishly illustrated and culminating in stunning full-spread illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves.<br><br><b>A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</b><br><b>This title has Common Core connections.</b><br><br> "Lushly designed and wonderfully rendered...Bardugo doesn’t twist familiar tales so much as rip them open." —<i>Booklist</i>, <b>starred review <br><br> </b>"Strong writing, compelling stories, and gorgeous illustrations make this collection a must-have." —<i>School Library Journal</i>, <b>starred review</b><br><br> "Beautiful imagery conceived from precise, beautiful prose; beautiful cover image and interior illustrations that creep across each page toward a beautiful consummation; beautiful lands inhabited by beautiful hearts." —<i>VOYA</i>, <b>starred review</b><br><br> "Elegantly crafted...stylishly intricate illustrations...all fans of the darker side of folktales and folktale-like stories will find the stories satisfyingly full of pain, danger, and vengeance." —<i>The</i> <i>Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books</i>, <b>starred review</b><br><br> "Gorgeously otherworldly...Any lover of retellings or original fairy tales will enjoy." —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br> “Gorgeous, cruel and almost wistful windows onto the dreamscapes and hard lessons of [Bardugo’s] alternate universe...fairy tales with all the darkness intact.” —<i>NPR Book Review<br> </i><br> "Those who seem innocent are shown to be guilty, one-dimensional characters become more complicated, and mothers who once were absent are given presence and power.” —<i>Mashable</i><br><br> "This new collection will intrigue, awe, frighten, and inspire both stalwart fans and new readers looking for a heady spoonful of fantasy.” <i>—Hypable </i><br><br> "This nightmare-inducing collection is short but powerful, each tale as brilliant and absorbing as the one before... brilliant storytelling.” —<i>Romantic Times<br><br> </i>"Marvelous tales, as full of twists and delights and strangeness as anything found in the Grimm Brothers. Leigh Bardugo is a master." —Kelly Link, author of <i>Get in Trouble</i><br><br><b>Read all the books in the Grishaverse!</b><br><br><b>The Shadow and Bone Trilogy </b><br> (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)<br> <i>Shadow and Bone</i><br> <i>Siege and Storm</i><br> <i>Ruin and Rising</i><br><br> <b>The Six of Crows Duology</b><br> <i>Six of Crows</i><br> <i>Crooked Kingdom</i><br><br><b>The King of Scars Duology</b><br><i>King of Scars<br>Rule of Wolves</i><br><br> <i>The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic</i><br><i>The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic<br>The Lives of Saints<br>Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel</i><br><br><b>Praise for the Grishaverse</b><br><br> “A master of fantasy.” —<i>The Huffington Post</i><br> “Utterly, extremely bewitching.” —<i>The Guardian</i><br> “This is what fantasy is for.” —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br> “A world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.” —NPR<br> “The darker it gets for the good guys, the better.” —<i>Entertainment Weekly</i><br> “Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down.” —<i>USA Today</i><br> “There’s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo’s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.” —<i>Vanity Fair</i><br> “Unlike anything I’ve ever read.” —Veronica Roth, bestselling author of <i>Divergent</i><br> “Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!” —Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series</p>