The Girl in the Tower (novel)

{{short description| 2017 historical fantasy novel by Katherine Arden}}

{{about|a 2017 novel|the Once Upon a Time episode|The Girl in the Tower}}

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{{Infobox book

| name = The Girl In The Tower

| image = File:The Girl in the Tower (novel).jpg

| caption = First edition

| author = Katherine Arden

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| series = Winternight trilogy

| release_number = {{ordinal|2}} in series

| genre = Historical Fantasy

| publisher = Del Ray

| pub_date = 5 December 2017{{cite web |last1=Penguin Random House |title=The Girl In The Tower|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/251790/the-girl-in-the-tower-by-katherine-arden/|website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=August 10, 2021}}

| pages = {{ubl | 400 (Hardcover Edition) | 400 (EBook Edition) | 783 minutes (Audio Edition)}}

| isbn = 9781101885963

| preceded_by = The Bear and the Nightingale

| followed_by = The Winter of the Witch

}}

The Girl In The Tower is a 2017 historical fantasy novel written by Katherine Arden. It is the second novel in the Winternight trilogy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/katherine-arden/the-girl-in-the-tower-arden/|title=THE GIRL IN THE TOWER | Kirkus Reviews|via=www.kirkusreviews.com}} The Girl In The Tower is set in medieval Russia and incorporates elements of Russian folklore.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-girl-in-the-tower-katherine-arden/1125814983|title=The Girl in the Tower (Winternight Trilogy #2)|Paperback|first=Barnes &|last=Noble|website=Barnes & Noble}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/1/16699004/sci-fi-fantasy-books-recommendations-december-2017|title=15 science fiction and fantasy books to read this December|first=Andrew|last=Liptak|date=December 1, 2017|website=The Verge}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/watfordnews/17311174.pick-best-books-2018/|title=Our pick of the best books of 2018|website=Harrow Times|date=20 December 2018 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/the-girl-in-the-tower-review-katherine-arden/|title='The Girl in the Tower' mixes feminism, frost-demons|first=Nicholas|last=Tufnell|website=CNET}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2017/12/07/book-reviews-the-girl-in-the-tower-by-katherine-arden/|title=Once Upon a December: The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden|first=Alex|last=Brown|date=December 7, 2017|website=Tor.com}}