Buried Deep and Other Stories

A short fiction collection from Naomi Novik, gathering thirteen stories that range across fairy tale, myth, history, mystery and science fiction. Several are set in the worlds of her novels, including the Temeraire dragon series, the Scholomance trilogy, Uprooted and Spinning Silver, while others stand alone.

Among them are a story of the founding of a dragon corps in ancient Rome, a medieval bride who gambles with Death, a Pride and Prejudice retelling in which Elizabeth Bennet captains a dragon, and a Scholomance tale about a mushroom witch with a troublesome roommate. The title story retells the Minotaur legend from Ariadne's point of view.

The book closes with a first look at Abandon, the deserted continent that will anchor Novik's next series. Running through the collection is a shared concern with characters who wrestle with destiny and go to great lengths to find their own.