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The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2)

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by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author)

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Hello Katherine ! My question is ; in which century or approximately in which year is Vasilisa's story happening ? I know it is in Middle Age Russia but can you tell me the exact year or the exact century at least ?
Katherine Arden Mid fourteenth century :)
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Katherine Arden Read the book!!!!! It comes out on December 5 2017 and ALL SHALL BE REVEALED
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When is the planned release of the third book? The Witch?
Katherine Arden Right now it is scheduled for mid-August 2018. There is a possibility that date could change however
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Katherine Arden Good heavens. Why would I put hundreds and hundreds of hours of work in only to spoil plot points in an answer on Goodreads? Read the book. It comes o…moreGood heavens. Why would I put hundreds and hundreds of hours of work in only to spoil plot points in an answer on Goodreads? Read the book. It comes out in the US December 5 2017. (less)
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Are you still going to include mythology/folklore in this book and the third?
Katherine Arden Yep, each book has a different fairy tale as a sort of touchstone, and there are lots of references to other fairy tales/creatures of folklore.
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