Gilded (Gilded Duology, 1) [2021, PDF/EPUB, ENG]

by Marissa Meyer

(2,074 ratings)
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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.

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Book details


  • Retail price : from $10.98
  • Author : Marissa Meyer
  • Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
  • Published : 11-01-2021
  • Language : English
  • Pages : 512
  • ISBN-10 : 1250618843
  • ISBN-13 : 978-1250618849
  • Reader Reviews : 2,074 (4.4)

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About the Author


Marissa Meyer


Marissa Meyer is a fangirl at heart, with a closet full of costumes, a Harry Potter wand on her desk, and a Tuxedo Mask doll hanging from her rear view mirror. Han and Leia are still her OTP. She may or may not be a cyborg.

Marissa is also the NYT bestselling author of a number of books for teens, including The Lunar Chronicles, the Renegades Trilogy, and Heartless.

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Robin Snyder
Rumpelstiltskin Re-Imagined...A love story, a haunted castle and a curse.
Reviewed in the United States on 01-24-2022
***“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.A trickster god.”***Marissa Meyer is the Queen of fairytale re-imaginings and I have loved her since first picking up the Lunar Chronicles years ago. Gilded is the first book in The Gilded series which is currently set to be a duology completely re-imagining the lore for the Rumpelstiltskin tale. I wasn't as excited for this book as Rumpelstiltskin is one of my least favorite of all the well knows fairytales but Marissa Meyer has worked her magic and given this well known story a huge revamp.The story is told from the view of the miller's daughter, Serilda. She is somewhat of an oddity in her town, blessed by the god of stories, better known as the god of lies, her eyes shine with the wheels of fate in them. Apparently, very disconcerting for the townsfolk of her village, but the children love her. Stories and tales roll right out of her mouth. It is easier for Serilda to spin a tale than to make small talk.And that is what got her into trouble you see, she spun a tale to save some forest folk on the night of the hunt and the Erlking lost his pray when he got wrapped up in her story. The night of the next full moon and the wild hunt, he is back to make her prove her tale true, that she can spin straw into gold. She has until morning to do it or she will die in his strange castle surrounded by dark ones and the ghosts that haunt this place.Serilda is at a loss, it was just a story, how was she supposed to know that it would put her in such dire straights. When a boy shows up and says he can spin it for her, well that is where our tale is the same. What is different? It will be the two of them against the Erlking and as Serilda spins tales while Gild spins gold something special forms between them.***“So. The Erlking brought a mortal to the castle and locked her up. A bunch of straw, a spinning wheel. Easy enough to guess what he wants.”“Indeed. He wants some straw baskets for storing all the yarn that’s going to be spun on this wheel. I think he means to take up knitting.”“He does need a hobby,” said the boy. “One can only go around kidnapping people and butchering magical creatures for so many centuries before it gets tiresome.”***This is really an exceptional re-imagining in my opinion. I love how it is a semi mash up between the lore of the Wild Hunt where the fae come to steal your children in the night and Rumpelstiltskin. The world with gods and magic bestowed to mortals touched by them is interesting and the deeper story of what the Erlking is really trying to get with the gold horrifying.This is a darker re-imagining. The Erlking is brutal and uncaring of mere mortals, he will use them however he sees fit. Especially if it will get him closer to his real goal. He is an easy villain to hate, especially when it is discovered what he did to Gild and his family. While not a cliff hanger, this ended in a place full of tension and worry. How will Serilda, the girl blessed by the god of stories, get herself and hopefully the others she has come to love out of this mess? Better yet, how will she make the Erlking pay for the horror he has brought to her life? I do not know but I'm excited to find out to be sure.Narration:Rebecca Soler is one of my favorite narrators of YA. She has done all of Marissa Meyer's re-imaginings and every time she does a fantastic job of bringing the story to life. I was able to listen to this at my usual 1.5x speed.'.
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Nikki
A fresh perspective on the tail of Rumpelstiltskin
Reviewed in the United States on 04-13-2023
I never tire of Marissa Meyer's writing. To say I was excited when she announced a new series was an understatement. I love the way she puts a spin on classic fairytales. This story in particular is a re-making of rumplestlkans. I love Guild, he is the most cinnamon of cinnamon rolls. The earl king however is the evilest and vial of villains. I kept waiting for something to get through to him finally. I mean supposedly he loved/loves someone. That must mean he is capable of some sort of softness, no matter how he tried to hide it. but nooooo, when you think that he FINALLY gets it, he turns around and is a super-jerk face. I hope that he gets majorly wounded by his own stupid magic arrows, chained by his own gold, and trapped back in the underworld where he came from.'.
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Friendly Neighbourhood Reader
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Reviewed in Australia on 01-06-2022
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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