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GILDED

Marissa Meyer

Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author, returns to the fairytale world with this haunting retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.
Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue.

Or so everyone believes.

When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid. He agrees to help her. For a price. Love isn't meant to be part of the bargain.

Soon Serilda realizes that there is more than one secret hidden in the castle walls, including an ancient curse that must be broken if she hopes to end the tyranny of the king and his wild hunt forever.

Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of the Renegades Trilogy, The Lunar Chronicles series, the Wires and Nerve graphic novels, and The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book. Her first standalone novel, Heartless, was also a #1 New York Times bestseller. Marissa created and hosts a podcast called The Happy Writer. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their two daughters.
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Published 2021-11-02 by Feiwel & Friends

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The queen of fairy-tale retellings is back... and the result is a gorgeously intricate tale that will have readers locked in from the start.This one is pure perfection.

#1 on the Indie Bestseller list

This dark, enchanting book is Meyer at the height of her powers - crafting a new tale with an old-school feel where nobody is guaranteed a happily-ever-after. Meyer's world has lost none of the brutality of the Grimm original, and its violence can be jarring. But Serilda's tale is also a story about how love can blossom even amid carnage and grief. It is fresh and utterly engrossing while also familiar - just what Meyer does best. One hopes we won't have to wait too long for her to return to Serilda and Gild and spin their next chapter.

GILDED has debuted at the very top of the New York Times bestseller list.

UK: Faber (2-book deal) ; ANZ: Text ; Czech: Albatros ; Dutch: Blossom ; Hebrew: Keter ; Hungary: Konyvmolykepzo ; Italy: Mondadori ; Portuguese (Brazil): Rocco ; Romania: Storia ; Russia: AST ; Spanish (Latin America): V&R ; Spanish (Spain): Hidra ; Turkish: Ephesus

It is most certainly a dark and forbidding atmosphere, with the Erlking a true villain and his decaying castle a nightmare of ghouls, ghosts, and gore. Serilda is as much a trickster as she is heroine, casting lies as she sees fit, but she's a genuinely caring soul, making it pleasing to watch her romance blossom with the equally clever and equally sweet Gild and heartbreaking to see it tested. The backstory to Gild's existence in the castle is particularly compelling and will hopefully be further explored in the promised sequel.

...Dynamic relationships raise the stakes - friendship and familial add depth and thematic elements to the tale, while romance sprinkles more angst on top and promises a truly delicious conflict in the books to come... The queen of fairy tale retellings has spun what is sure to be another best seller. Recommended for all libraries.