Orphan's Tales The Orphan's Tales, Book 02, (Paperback)

from krau0098

This is the second book in The Orphan's Tales duology. We hear more stories from the mysterious girl's face but as she struggles to read the stories she can't see, the young prince takes over in the telling of these stories. This book is just as lush and amazing as the first book. The story does ...

from Yona

Oh my. What to say about this. It's folklore. It's bizarre. It's different than anything I've read and likely different than anything I will read. It was truly a magical experience. The prose is completely fascinating and mesmerizing. It may very well be too far over the top for many people's tas...

from SadieSForsythe

Valente's Oprhan's Tales are simply amazing. Continuing with the same theme as The Orphan's Tales Vol. I (In the Night Garden), In the Cities of Coin and Spice follows the tales spun from the inked eyelids of a displaced Orphan. This book oozes imagination and creativity. It permeates it in much ...

from Rubbah

I was a bit dubious as to whether this would be as good as the prequel but it was. I love the way every single story between the two books connect in some way. The main story is again about the girl in the garden telling stories from the tatooes on her eyes to the prince(and future sultan). she s...

from GingerbreadMan

It's not my usual habit to read two books in a row by the same writer, and after the richness of the first volume of this treasure chest of stories, I was slightly hesitant. Still, I trusted the friends who recommended me to treat this as one book ,and dove in. It wasn't long before I was drawn b...