Gilded: Gilded, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Marissa Meyer (Author), Rebecca Soler (Narrator), Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd (Publisher)

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Marissa Meyer, number one New York Times best-selling author, returns to the fairytale world with this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.

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 realises 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.

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15 hours and 34 minutes
Author

Marissa Meyer
Narrator

Rebecca Soler
Audible release date

2 November 2021
Language

English
Publisher

Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
ASIN

B09DGVN5QR
Version

Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	15 hours and 34 minutes
Author	Marissa Meyer
Narrator	Rebecca Soler
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	02 November 2021
Publisher	Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09DGVN5QR
Best Sellers Rank	19,773 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 35 in Paranormal Romance for Teens 104 in Fairy Tale & Folklore Adaptations for Young Adults 126 in Dark Fantasy for Young Adults

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Reviewed in Australia on 6 January 2022

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Loved every word. One of the best books I’ve ever read. Going straight to the top of my favourites list.

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Magenta Cameron

A fantastic and unique Rumpelstiltskin retelling!

Reviewed in Australia on 29 November 2021

I’ve never read a Rumpelstiltskin retelling before and I love that Marissa Meyer picks less traditional fairytales to put her own spin on. Heartless is one of my all time favourite retellings!

The story is very dark and magical especially with the gothic, German setting. There were so many interesting and creepy beings woven into this story that felt very reminiscent of old school fairytales and I loved it. It made me want to look more into German folklore! You could see how much research the author put into her story.

I enjoyed the romance between Serilda and Gild and couldn’t help but root for them! I can’t wait for the sequel.

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Annabel Harz

Fantasy meets reality in a fairytale world

Reviewed in Australia on 7 March 2022

Gilded harnesses the original dark endings of the grimmest of Grimm’s fairytales in the stories embellished by the protagonist, Serilda, who is blessed—or cursed—by the god of stories and lies. The curious golden spokes in her eyes which reveal that she has been touched by the gods are mistaken, however, for the mark of the god of spinning. The plot intersects with Serilda’s stories as she discovers that the fantastic beasts she conjures up are not only of her imagination, and that the invented actions of her heroes and heroines may be her key to escape her worsening predicament.

Marissa Meyer’s novel covers six moon cycles. Each full moon features a wild hunt, when the dark ones from the underworld and the tethered souls of mortals slip through the veil between the worlds, seeking prey of earthly and magical creatures. An endless moon—a full moon coinciding with a solstice—provides the highest hunting prizes, as this is the only time the seven gods can enter the mortal realm. A wounded god can grant a wish for anything, something the dark ones greedily covet.

Serilda, a miller’s daughter, lies to the antagonist, the Erlking, about her ability to spin straw into gold. Thus begins the parallel with Rumpelstiltskin: three times Serilda is summoned to the Dark Lord’s castle to spin straw, three gifts she gives to the Gilded Ghost who performs the gold-spinning for her. The rule of three technique continues in the three key male figures surrounding Serilda: her father the miller, the evil Erlking and her saviour Gild. After Serilda has pawned the only precious things she has the audience wonders what she can bargain, because ‘all magic requires payment, to keep our worlds in balance’. Following Rumpelstiltskin the first-born child seems next: how will this play out with only a few more moons in the page count?

Gilded is more than a re-telling of Rumpelstiltskin. The success of fantasy depends on credible world-building. Meyer excels in her construction: opening the cover of this book is akin to entering a portal into an ethereal realm, into which the audience is drawn deeply by its exquisite descriptions and unlikely romance. Attractive design features enhance this otherworldly ambience.

Specific word choices develop the mystique: settings include Märchenfeld (Fairytale Field), Verloren (Lost) and Asyltal (Asylum Valley). German words integrated alongside original language build atmosphere with a syntax and rhythm common to the fairytale genre. German speakers will enjoy revealing the secrets woven into the names, thereby adding extra depth to the plot.

Through the gods the author provides a modern take on gender by employing the pronoun ‘they’, as ‘sometimes a god might be both a boy and a girl ... sometimes, neither.’ Acknowledging that ‘mortals … put limitations on [them]selves’ the question is posed: ‘if you were a god ... would you limit yourself?’.

As the stakes rise for Serilda the audience is taken to both sides of the veil at electrifying speed. Life imitates art as the reader experiences the dislocation and disorientation the protagonist feels when the consequences of chosen actions reinforce her growing realisation that ‘the [Erlking’s] castle [is] dangerous, no matter which side of the veil’. Serilda discovers the true power of story: can she determine her own ending by deliberately directing the plot? After all, she is ‘cursed by the god of lies, who … [is] as much the god of truths’.

Meyer’s open ending provides optimal foundations for a sequel, something readers will surely welcome from the bestselling author of the five-part Lunar Chronicles series and Renegades trilogy.

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Jessica May

A deliciously dark retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale

Reviewed in Australia on 26 December 2021

Serilda, the daughter of a poor Miller, is blessed - or cursed - by the god of stories. Her storytelling catches the attention of the Erlking, who believes her tale that she can spin straw into gold. Imprisoned in his haunted castle, Serilda is challenged to complete the impossible task of spinning gold, or forfeit her life.

The narrative started out slowly, but picked up about a quarter of the way in. World-building is well done, without becoming overwhelming. However, the inclusion of a map would have helped with imagining the locations in relation to each other.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book, and am looking forward to the next in the series.

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Andrea Way

Great start to a new series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2022

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I received an e-arc of Gilded from Faber & Faber and Netgalley. Even though I have been gifted this book for review, all opinions are my own.

This is my review of Gilded by Marissa Meyer

This is a new series by the author of the Lunar Chronicles which are a series of fairy-tale retellings set in space. This time we are in a new fantasy setting based on the fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin. Once again this author has taken a well-loved tale and made it a unique and wonderful tale. The story is charming as a prince and completely magical. The characters are both engaging and rememberable. I cannot wait to continue the series and to be back in this world once again.

Highly recommend it if you enjoy reading fantasy retellings of classic fairy tales.

TeriB

Unabashedly YA, but what a gem of a retelling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2022

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This book and this rumpelstiltskin retelling is so good, filled with a lot of fairy tale lore and many more fairy tales and folklore woven into the text.

Loved the beautiful, assured use of language and how the story was told.

And now, of course, I cannot wait to see how the story continues in book 2.

Nadine&Brian

Darkly descriptive.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2022

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I really enjoyed this. It's darkly descriptive and quite haunting, the perfect antidote to the sugary sweetness that abounds in modern retelling of old tales. An original and interesting take on the story of Rumpelstiltskin. I will very much look forward to the sequel.

Dubbs

Gripping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2022

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How could it end like that?? It was gripping, beautiful and gothic and I don't know how long l can wait for a sequel...

Louise N. Knight

Couldnt put it down..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2022

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Really enjoyed Gilded and have ore ordered the second book .. cant wait

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