The Witch of Duva: A Tor.com Original (Grishaverse, #0.5)

by Leigh Bardugo

There was a time when the woods near Duva ate girls…or so the story goes. But it's just possible that the danger may be a little bit closer to home. This story is a companion folk tale to Leigh Bardugo's debut novel, Shadow and Bone.

• ISBN10: 1466820756
• ISBN13: 9781466820753
• Publish Date: 5 June 2012
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Tor Books
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 32
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

Clever story told as folk-tale, very grim, in all senses of the word

[Angie]

Creepy.

[ladygrey]

This is definitely a dark fable - kind of intriguing but also horrifying. I like the way [a:Leigh Bardugo|4575289|Leigh Bardugo|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1325565916p2/4575289.jpg] tells it with such an old world style.

[Amanda]

The Witch of Duva made me want to pull out Shadow and Bone to re-read–even though the two stories only have the world in common. I’d forgotten how much I adore this world and Leigh Bardugo’s storytelling.

This was a fun little short story that requires no background knowledge of the Grisha world. It’s a decent introduction the world and writing style. Yet, at the same time, it provides a good bridge for people wanting to revisit Shadow and Bone before book two. (*points to self*)

The Witch of Duva is a creepy, creepy story. Nothing is as you think. NOTHING! I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of this story. When stories are this short, it’s often difficult to tell a good, solid story, but Leigh Bardugo manages to make it look easy.

The Witch of Duva was a free short story I read on Tor.com on January 29th, 2013 for the Why Buy the Cow? reading challenge.