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Tales From the Hinterland

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About the book

Grimm's Fairy Tales meets Ransom Riggs in this deeply creepy, gorgeously illustrated collection of twelve original pitch-dark fairytales, from international bestselling author of The Hazel Wood, Melissa Albert.

Journey into the Hinterland, where every page tells a wondrously terrible adventure . . .

In this brutal and beautiful world a young woman spends a night with Death, brides are wed to a mysterious house in the trees, and an enchantress is killed twice - and still lives.

But it's not safe inside these pages, and once you enter, you may never want to leave . . .

The highly anticipated collection of stories set in the creepy, haunting fairytale world first introduced in Melissa Albert's internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed Hazel Wood series.

Featuring beautiful interior illustrations by Nick Hayes.


Praise for Melissa Albert:

'Magical, mesmerising and inventive.' Karen McManus, bestselling author of One of Us is Lying

'You'll not sleep a wink' Heat

'The Hazel Wood kept me up all night . . . Terrifying, magical, and surprisingly funny, it's one of the very best books I've read in years' Jennifer Niven, author of All The Bright Places

'Insidiously beautiful' Guardian

Editions (3)

ISBN9780241371893
PublisherPenguin
Publication Date01/14/21
Pages240

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  • beanieb
    beanieb

    7 Followers

    4.0

    A nice collection of dark fairy tales, though a bit repetitive at times. As far as folk tales go, very accurate representation, and beautiful prose. Most of it was tragic though

    Jan 20, 2026

  • missnaseweis
    missnaseweis

    10 Followers

    5.0

    Twelve original, captivating and utterly dark fairy tales. Diverting and beautifully written.

    Mar 12, 2021

  • zanderstruck
    zanderstruck

    35 Followers

    3.0

    This book works very well, if one only reads one story at a time, but for me, reading it in one go, it felt a bit repetitive and not too engaging. I still enjoyed to get back into this world and the stories themselves are interesting and well-written. Just sadly didn't pull me in as much as I hoped.

    Aug 3, 2023

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