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“A wizard known as the Dragon takes a girl once every ten years from the villages in a valley; in return, he protects the valley from the Wood, a forest that occasionally corrupts livestock or lost humans with violent madness, and is constantly trying to encroach on more territory. Our hero Agnieszka is an unlikely choice for the Dragon, so of course she is chosen. In his castle she discovers and begins to develop her magical talents.” Read more...
“Much of the book is the heroine coming into her own power, learning that she has her own magical talents. As she becomes more powerful, she has to go and save her friend, who has been taken by the forest. The forest itself is creepy and dark and wonderfully written. Probably the part I love most, as a gardener, is that there are giant stick insects in it, which is just awesome. Everybody goes for a praying mantis, nobody ever goes for stick insects. I loved that.” Read more...
Fantasy Books Based on Fairy Tales
Ursula Vernon, Novelist
