Book Details
Format
Audiobook
Length
0h 5m
Language
English
Published
May 14, 2024
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
ISBN-10
1250351170
ISBN-13
9781250351173
Description
When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if redemption and atonement can be found in embracing what we most fear.
We bear the sword, and we bear the pain of the sword.
On Kupala Night, Dymitr arrives in Chicago’s monstrous, magical underworld with a perilous mission: pick the mythical fern flower and offer it to a cursed creature in exchange for help finding the legendary witch Baba Jaga.
Ala is a fear-eating zmora afflicted with a bloodline curse that’s slowly killing her. She's just desperate enough to say yes to Dymitr, even if she doesn’t know his motives.
Over the course of one night, Ala and Dymitr risk life and limb in search of Baba Jaga, and begin to build a tentative friendship. . . but when Ala finds out what Dymitr is hiding, it could destroy them both.
We bear the sword, and we bear the pain of the sword.
On Kupala Night, Dymitr arrives in Chicago’s monstrous, magical underworld with a perilous mission: pick the mythical fern flower and offer it to a cursed creature in exchange for help finding the legendary witch Baba Jaga.
Ala is a fear-eating zmora afflicted with a bloodline curse that’s slowly killing her. She's just desperate enough to say yes to Dymitr, even if she doesn’t know his motives.
Over the course of one night, Ala and Dymitr risk life and limb in search of Baba Jaga, and begin to build a tentative friendship. . . but when Ala finds out what Dymitr is hiding, it could destroy them both.
Genres
Action & Adventure
Fantasy
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I’m pleasantly surprised at how intricately Roth managed to craft a rich, magically gothic world and complex characters in such a short time. At only 163 pages, this was a quick read chock-full of monsters, dangerous quests, curses, and sacrifice with deeper themes of family loyalty, redemption, and atonement. I’m not familiar with Slavic folklore so all the creatures and lore was fascinating to me and it felt like reading a modern day Grimms fairytale. Rounding up to 5 stars simply because I am so impressed with how fleshed out this story is and how Roth did so much in so little pages. Also, the cover!
May 16th 2026