Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, Vasya and Morozko return in this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogy, battling enemies mortal and magical to save both Russias, the seen and the unseen.

Now Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answers—and for someone to blame. Vasya finds herself alone, beset on all sides. The Grand Prince is in a rage, choosing allies that will lead him on a path to war and ruin. A wicked demon returns, stronger than ever and determined to spread chaos. Caught at the center of the conflict is Vasya, who finds the fate of two worlds resting on her shoulders. Her destiny uncertain, Vasya will uncover surprising truths about herself and her history as she desperately tries to save Russia, Morozko, and the magical world she treasures. But she may not be able to save them all.
Advance praise for The Winter of the Witch
“Katherine Arden’s Winternight Trilogy isn’t just good—it’s hug-to-your-chest, straight-to-the-favorites-shelf, reread-immediately good, and each book just gets better. The Winter of the Witch plunges us back to fourteenth-century Moscow, where old gods and new vie for the soul of Russia and fate rests on a witch girl’s slender shoulders. Prepare to have your heart ripped out, loaned back to you full of snow and magic, and ripped out some more.”—Laini Taylor

After the great fire in Moscow caused by Golden mare, people are looking for someone to blame, and who is a better candidate than a witch from Lesnaya Zemlya who pretended to be a boy. After she is almost burned on a stake, Vasya fled the city and starts looking for a way to save her country from two grand threats approaching: the return of the forest demon, Medved, the Bear, and the Tatar army set to conquer New Moscow once and for all. But Morozko is gone, after Vasya broke their connection, the frost demon vanished without a trace. With her only ally is gone, the entire city wants her dead and her family blaming her for what happened, Vasya will have to walk the Midnight Road in pursuit of answers if she wants to succeed.


This book presented nothing less than a perfect ending for such an adventurous and beautiful trilogy. I enjoyed every moment of it, from Vasya’s childhood to her growing up in a powerful woman who embraces her magic and heritage. Vasya was always different and her estranged from the tradition of her times, yet she always found a way to fight for what she wants despite the world turning her back. She was struck by grief and horrible realization of things she caused, but she managed to rise again and find strength and comfort in love and family.

The Winter of the Witch was a book I didn’t even know I needed, yet when I finished it I felt so fulfilled with the joy and awe of Arden’s work. History and fantasy, war and magic all created a story of courage and girl who was too big for this world but still decided to save it. I will miss Vasilisa Petrovna with my entire being, yet at the same time, I am so happy to ever get a chance of reading about her. This trilogy is so well wrapped up that I even forgot the things that bothered me in the second book.

I hate to say goodbye to these characters, but more than that I hated watching them saying goodbye to each other.