![]() ![]() However, she is determined to see through the birth of her fifth child because she can sense that this daughter will have powers that Marina's mother is believed to have had. ![]() This poses an issue to the family because Marina is not expected to live through another pregnancy. Once the children have fallen asleep, Marina makes her way to her bedroom where she informs her husband, Pyotr, that she is once again pregnant. This story tells the tale of Morozko, the frost king. His wife, Marina Ivanovna, the daughter of the Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan I, and their four children, Kolya, Sasha, Olga and Alyosha are huddled around the kitchen oven being told the story of the frost-demon by their housekeeper and nanny, Dunya. Pyotr is a Russian boyar, the lord of a remote village, Lesnaya Zemlya, on the outskirts of the forests. The novel begins with an introduction of Pyotr Vladimirovich's household. The full trilogy was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Series. The Bear and the Nightingale was a finalist for the Locus Award, and Arden received nominations for the John W. The central character is a young girl, Vasya Petrovna, who is able to communicate with mythological creatures, at a time when Orthodox Christianity is attempting to stamp out all belief in such beings. The Bear and the Nightingale is set in medieval Russia and incorporates elements of Russian folklore. It is Arden's debut novel, and the first novel in the Winternight trilogy. The Bear and the Nightingale is a historical fantasy novel written by Katherine Arden. ![]()
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