When Among Crows

Paperback Published on: 12/05/2026
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When Among Crows
Stunning world and story
At about this time last year I read Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth and absolutely loved it, so was really looking forward to this novella as soon as I s... READ MORE
Big Bearded Bookseller
When Among Crows
Brilliantly crafted novella
A perfectly crafted novella, full of rich world-building and wonderful characters and an intriguing plot and all accomplished in less than 200 pages. Ho... READ MORE
Bluehairedbookseller
When Among Crows
A unique novella with a GORGEOUS cover!
In all honesty, I did initially grab this for the beautiful cover...but I can however report that I really enjoyed this book! it delivered the perfect amou... READ MORE
Autumn Brown
When Among Crows
Slavic myth✅️ Magic✅️ Gritty urban fantasy✅️ This novella had me totally hooked!
This book gave me Shadowhunters vibes in the best way—found family energy, secret magic under the surface of our world, and characters you instantly want t... READ MORE
Katie
When Among Crows
Found Family
I love this series of Roth's short stories. She made me feel so many things in so few pages.
Kat S. -- Preston
When Among Crows
Magic is crooked, and so are we.
This is a gritty urban fantasy drenched in Slavic mythology; we open with a Leszy and are soon surrounded by Zmory, Banshees and Stryga, all of whom feed o... READ MORE
Emily at Winchester The Brooks

Synopsis

An emotionally-charged contemporary fantasy of love, sacrifice and ancient enchantments as Polish folklore thrives in today's Chicago, from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Divergent, Chosen Ones and Arch-Conspirator.

Step into a city where monsters feast on human emotions, knights split their souls to make their weapons, and witches always take more than they give.

Pain is Dymitr's calling. To slay the monsters he's been raised to kill, he had to split his soul in half to make a sword from his own spine. Every time he draws it, he gets blood on his hands.

Pain is Ala's inheritance. When her mother died, a family curse to witness horrors committed by the Holy Order was passed onto her. The curse will claim her life, as it did her mother's, unless she can find a cure.

One fateful night in Chicago, Dymitr comes to Ala with a bargain: her help in finding the legendary witch Baba Jaga in exchange for an enchanted flower that just might cure her. Desperate, and unaware of what Dymitr really is, Ala agrees.

But they only have one day before the flower dies, and Ala's hopes of breaking the curse along with it.

'Lovely, lush, and full of otherworldly longing, this modern fairytale is Roth at her most imaginative and ethereal.' Olivie Blake,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Atlas Six

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781803363745
  • Number of pages: 176
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
  • Languages: English

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When Among Crows
“I know what haunts you.”
A man seeking redemption that he doesn’t deserve. Monsters that would be justified in taking their pound of flesh. An unlikely trio bound by pain and blood... READ MORE
Schizanthus  Nerd
When Among Crows
Great fantasy novella!
When Among Crows was one of my most anticipated releases this year as Veronica Roth is an all-time favorite author! I was nearly desperate to get my hands ... READ MORE
Marina Marcello
When Among Crows
“I know what haunts you.”
A man seeking redemption that he doesn’t deserve. Monsters that would be justified in taking their pound of flesh. An unlikely trio bound by pain and blood... READ MORE
Schizanthus Nerd
When Among Crows
This is an incredible page-turner of a novella that I couldn't help but devour!
"When Among Crows" is an urban fantasy that draws from the folklore of Veronica Roth's Slavic ancestry. Set in the Chicago underworld, this novella tel... READ MORE
Leane
When Among Crows
Lovely, Soft, and Full of Heart
Well this took me by surprise. Such a lovely, well-written, well-crafted story that just hit me in the feels in all the right ways. Excellent cast of ch... READ MORE
Mariane Oberlin
When Among Crows
Mythology and a blood curse, soo good!
**4,25/5** „Gentle souls cast as devils in humankind‘s ongoing stage play of existence. It’s Oppression 101: find a bad guy, and if you can’t, make one ... READ MORE
Rina