He gives Miryem a challenge: three times over, turn his silver into gold. One night Miryem boasts of this near the woods, and this draws the attention from none other than the King of the Staryk, a race of ice demons who kill any who hunt their pure white animals, plunder gold from the people, and freeze any and all who wander too close to the woods. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty - until Miryem intercedes. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. While the two books don't share a setting, their tones and themes overlap significantly, with this book being very loosely based on the stories of Rumpelstiltskin, Bluebeard, and Hansel and Gretel. A Spiritual Successor to author Naomi Novik's previous novel, Uprooted.
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