Gilded, Marissa Meyer
Gilded, Marissa Meyer
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Gilded

Author: Marissa Meyer

Narrator: Rebecca Soler

Unabridged: 15 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/02/2021


Synopsis

"Rebecca Soler brings this YA adaptation of Rumpelstiltskin to life. . . This audiobook demands to be binged, so listeners should block out some time once they hit play." - AudioFile Magazine

In Gilded, #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer returns to the fairytale world with this haunting tale.

Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue.

Or so everyone believes.

When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid. He agrees to help her… for a price. Love isn't meant to be part of the bargain.

Soon Serilda realizes that there is more than one secret hidden in the castle walls, including an ancient curse that must be broken if she hopes to end the tyranny of the king and his wild hunt forever.

A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends

About Marissa Meyer

Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Renegades Trilogy, The Lunar Chronicles series, the Wires and Nerve graphic novels, and The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book. Her first standalone novel, Heartless, was also a #1 New York Times bestseller. Marissa created and hosts a podcast called The Happy Writer. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their two daughters.

About Rebecca Soler

Rebecca Soler is a film and voiceover actress who won a 2009 AudioFile Earphones Award for her narration of After by Amy Efaw. Her audiobook credits include work by authors such as Judy Blume, James Patterson and Sarah Dessen. Soler has also narrated the popular young adult series The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. Her voice over credits include various video games, like Star Wars: The Old Republic and Red Dead Redemption and television shows such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on October 20, 2021

But there are two sides to every story. The hero and the villain. The dark and the light. The blessing and the curse. And what the miller had not understood is that the god of stories is also the god of lies. 2 1/2 stars. I'm still deciding my rating as I write this review. I liked... some of this......more

Goodreads review by jessica on November 28, 2021

my one and only rumpelstiltskin reimagining (‘spinning silver’) was far from great, so i was a little hesitant about this one. im just not sure this particular fairy tale is for me. but who was i to doubt MM? she is the queen of fairy tale retellings, after all. and i think she did a good job with th......more

Goodreads review by Isabelle on November 26, 2022

THAT WAS AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTBREAKING. I LOVE THIS BOOK WITH EVERY GOLDEN THREAD OF MY BOOKISH SOUL. *flops down exhaustedly onto an extra squishy pillow whilst hugging her ✨gorgeous ✨ copy of Gilded* it’s just all too much for me i’ll have to explain the plot from this pillow. LE PLOT. Serild......more

Goodreads review by emma on July 26, 2022

rumpelstiltskin is the best fairytale ever. a tiny man with an insane name who sings it to himself but gets so mad when you guess it he tears himself in half? good stuff. so before reading this, i was all, if marissa meyer can write a retelling half as good as that...we're in business. unfortunately t......more

Goodreads review by Jesse (JesseTheReader) on February 12, 2024

This was an entertaining read! There were definitely some odd happenings, but for the most part it was fun & that's exactly what I was hoping for when I picked it up.......more


Awards

  • NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY