In the cities of coin and spice - Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente enchanted readers with her spellbinding In the Night Garden. Now she continues to weave her storytelling magic in the next book of Orphan's Tales-an
epic of the fantastic and the exotic, the monstrous and mysterious, that will transport
you far away from the everyday. . . .

Her name and origins are unknown, but the endless
tales inked upon this orphan's eyelids weave a spell over all who listen to her read
her secret history. And who can resist the stories she tells? From the Lake of the
Dead and the City of Marrow to the artists who remain behind in a ghost city of spice,
here are stories of hedgehog warriors and winged skeletons, loyal leopards and sparrow
calligraphers. Nothing is too fantastic, anything can happen, but you'll never guess
what comes next in these intimately linked adventures of firebirds and djinn, singing
manticores, mutilated unicorns, and women made entirely of glass and gears. Graced
with the magical illustrations of Michael Kaluta, In the Cities of Coins and Spice is a book of dreams and wonders unlike any you've ever encountered. Open it anywhere
and you will fall under its spell. For here the story never ends and the magic is
only beginning. . . .