Questions About The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, 2.5, 2.6)

by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)

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Do I need to read the previous books of the Shadow and Bone series before I read this or this is some fresh start?

Emma It's a fresh start. You can read it without prior knowledge of the series but it references some of the world building and magic system found in Bardu…moreIt's a fresh start. You can read it without prior knowledge of the series but it references some of the world building and magic system found in Bardugo's Grisha trilogy and Six of Crows duology.(less)

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A little confused, so: does The Language of Thorns include the novels she previously wrote that are set in the Grishaverse?

Siri Paulson No, it doesn't include the novels, but it does include some previously released short stories.…moreNo, it doesn't include the novels, but it does include some previously released short stories.(less)

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Okay, apparently the Darkling appeared in one of these stories, I'm scratching my head, how did I miss that?!

Kati I was wondering!! "It was only then that she saw the black-clad boy crossing the room toward her. The shadows seemed to shift as he passed, pulled alo…moreI was wondering!! "It was only then that she saw the black-clad boy crossing the room toward her. The shadows seemed to shift as he passed, pulled along by him like a tide." Dark-haired, gray-eyed, he refers to himself as drüsje, the Fjerdan word for witch. In the Prophetic's Tower, he has the antlers of a stag, and he says he's hunting a sea dragon. And he says he has a long war ahead, and that since he's not quite mortal either, he has many lives to live. It all seemed like too much to be a coincidence!(less)

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Is the Demon of the Wood in this collection?

Emma The stories included are called: Ayama and the Thorn Wood, The Too-Clever Fox, The Witch of Duva, Little Knife, The Soldier Prince, When Water Sang Fi…moreThe stories included are called: Ayama and the Thorn Wood, The Too-Clever Fox, The Witch of Duva, Little Knife, The Soldier Prince, When Water Sang Fire (less)

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Is this all of the novellas put together in one book or does it have only some of the novellas?