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.
Title : Buried Deep and Other Stories
Author : Naomi Novik
Format : eARC
Page Count : 448
Genre : fantasy / short story collection
Publisher : Del Rey
Release Date : September 17, 2024
Reviewer : Micky
Rating : ★ ★ ★ ★
Micky's 4 star review
This eclectic mixture of stories from Naomi Novik was engaging. We got some familiar worlds, some novel settings and some absolutel favourites in this collection. Did I live for the Scholomance story? Yes, I did; I could read stories set inside that school for ever. Here's a little round up of my favourites but all the stories are worth your time.
After Hours was a bunch of new students in the Scholomance, making enemies, alliances and meeting the maleficaria. We got a quick flash of a main character from the original trilogy also. I loved every minute of this one.
Buried Deep was an Ariadne and the minotaur retelling that had sufficient length and depth to do this myth justice and more. I enjoyed how Novik envisaged their childhood into adulthood. This one left me wanting more.
Spinning Silver I'm a big fan of the full story we've already had, but this earlier, shorter version with a different tale and outcome was equally great. It's made me want to re-read the full book again. It's such a wonderful, chilly and magical world.
Commonplaces This was such an interesting tale about Sherlock Holmes in Paris and a woman who seeks him out. This wasn't about sleuthing as such but it had an air of mystery that had me following the trail avidly.
Seven This story was a world unknown to me but it caught me in its net. A world of clay, sculpture, widows and women trying to survive. It was a strange and rather compelling tale.
I hope you see some things in my review that catch your interest. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with these short stories.
Thank you Del Rey for the review copy.
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