![]() ![]() ![]() The intricate, intertwined elements of Samatar's world - from its colonization by monsters to its mystical religious known as the Stone - take center stage, played out through the loves and struggles of its gripping characters. In this new book, Olondria is more foreground than backdrop. Lush and complex, Stranger was an exceptionally good book Histories is even better. But Histories is different in a few key ways: its structure, its choice of characters, and the way Samatar deploys her formidable gift for prose. Like the book before it, Histories deals with the way language, books, and romance intersect with class, politics, and religion - and it does so in an ornate, dreamlike atmosphere. Olondria is one of the richest new fantasy settings in recent memory, and Samatar has returned to it in The Winged Histories. ![]() In Sofia Samatar's World Fantasy Award-winning debut novel A Stranger in Olondria, she introduced an empire redolent with magic and rife with turmoil. ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Winged Histories Author Sofia Samatar ![]()
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