The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice
In the Cities of Coin and Spice is volume 2 of The Orphan's Tales by Catherynne M. Valente, continuing from the Tiptree Award winning The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden.
It's a series of nested or frame tales, stories nested within stories, such as the Pancatantra, 1001 Nights or My Name is Red. The stories of In the Night Garden and The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice are set in an alternate, mythical, or fantastic Persia, India, and Europe.
This volume explores issues of wealth, capitalism, and globalization through its fantastic interrelated tales, which are closely woven with the tales and characters from Volume 1.
Plot Summary
List of Characters
List of Places
Outline
Editions
- Bantam Spectra: 2007 (ISBN 978-0-553-38404-8) 516 pp. Illustrations by Michael Kaluta.