Fantasy Historical fiction Literary 2022

Spear by Nicola Griffith

Published in Spanish as Lanza

She grows up in the wild wood, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake drift to her on the spring breeze, scented with promise.

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What it is

A long road where every step counts · love in the middle of danger

What happens in it

Retelling The long road

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How it's told

Who tells it
Third person, up close
Style
Literary
Prose
Lyrical

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like an old story told again
  • you want something big, with room to breathe
  • you like a story that bends reality a little

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