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The Language of Thorns

Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

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The Language of Thorns

By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, number one New York Times best-selling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.

Enter the Grishaverse.... Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.

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.

Perfect for new listeners and dedicated fans, the tales in The Language of Thorns 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.

©2017 Leigh Bardugo (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Scary Fantasy Short Stories
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Featured Article: Mal Oretsev—A Shadow and Bone Character Guide


If you've listened to the Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo, you should be extremely familiar with Alina Starkov. Less is known about her childhood BFF and potential love interest, Malyen "Mal" Oretsev, a member of the First Army and a gifted tracker. With the release of the Netflix adaptation of the first novel, Shadow and Bone, viewers learned more about Mal than they did in the novels. So who is Mal Oretsev, and how does he fit in the Grishaverse?

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Lovely Twisted Tales

I don’t know how Leigh Bardugo does it, but these twisted, disturbing stories are absolutely beautiful. Narrator Lauren Fortgang is perfection. Excellent combination and a unique twist.

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Absolutely brilliant

High recommended - every story us as good as the previous, unpredictable and enthralling, and just dark enough to be real.

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captivating

loved every story and
loved the narrator she did great this was a amazing addition to my library

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Fantastical and fun!

I absolutely love all of Bardugo's short stories!
The Ravkan fairy tales are entertaining on their own, and in context with the grisha universe, make an already incredible well-developed world that much richer!

Completely wonderful!

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Enchanting and magical tales that you need in your life

Leigh Bardugo continues to knock it out of the park. If you like dark folktales, read this. If you want to see a brilliant author dismantle common tropes in fairytales, definitely read this.

The creativity, themes, atmospheric writing, and characters are amazing. I promise you that every story in this collection is worth listening to. It’s eerie but entirely lovely. And prepare to feel all the things. Don’t miss out on Language of Thorns! It’s going to be a forever favorite of mine.

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it's good you just got to stick with it

I enjoyed it was different. I would recommend to fairytale lovers grownups that is! give it a try.

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Stories just like The Brothers Grimm

Loved Lauren Fortgang’s narration. The collected stories were dark and didn’t end happily which is refreshing from the usual happy endings of most fairy tales.

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Grimm's Revisited

So beautiful. I loved every single one of these. Wish there was an endless supply. I love Leigh Bardugo, she's wonderful. A fan is born.

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Story and Narration

Once again Leigh has delivered a fantastic and engaging set of stories that hold your attention!!
Which are narrated beautifully by Lauren!!
I am so looking forward to new stories from these two!!

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Absolutely stunning!

Best collection of fairy tales! Narrator was perfect! I only wish there were more stories!

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