Book description
'A delicate weaving of myth and history, The Witch and the Tsar breathes new life into stories you think you know' Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf
Yaga lives deep in the Russian forest, tending to any that call upon her for her healing potions…
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Any novel set in Russia during the reign of Ivan the Terrible (1533–1584) is an instant draw for me since that is the setting for most of my own fiction. Throw in Baba Yaga, the wicked witch of Russian folklore, and give her a makeover, and I am hooked.
Here the wicked old crone has become Yaga, daughter of the earth goddess Mokosh. Summoned to court by Ivan the Terrible’s beloved first wife, Anastasia—convinced someone is trying to poison her—Yaga soon identifies the main suspect as her long-time frenemy, Koshei the Deathless. The battle between the former lovers is on,…
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