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“We live here, my girl, because it is close to the Way, and echoes of its magic are felt in our world. The Way is a path leading to another place, where the people are governed by different rules. Magic runs through them and their land.”
With her boundless curiosity and wild spirit, Fer has always felt that she doesn’t belong. Not when the forest is calling to her, when the rush of wind through branches feels more real than school or the quiet farms near her house. Then she saves an injured creature—he looks like a boy, but he’s really something else. He knows who Fer truly is, and invites her through the Way, a passage to a strange, dangerous land.
Fer feels an instant attachment to this realm, where magic is real and oaths forge bonds stronger than iron. But a powerful huntress named the Mór rules here, and Fer can sense that the land is perilously out of balance. Fer must unlock the secrets about the parents she never knew and claim her true place before the worlds on both sides of the Way descend into endless winter.
Sarah Prineas captivates in this fantasy-adventure about a girl who must find within herself the power to set right a terrible evil.
Sarah Prineas lives in the midst of the corn in Iowa City, Iowa, and can usually be found writing fantasy novels on a stealthy silver MacBook Air called Dash. Prineas's Magic Thief series introduced readers to the irascible wizard Nevery and his gutterboy apprentice, Connwaer. Sarah holds a PhD in English literature and recently taught honors seminars on fantasy and science fiction literature at the University of Iowa. She has an amazing dragon action-figure collection and occasionally bakes biscuits (although she says hers never seem to turn out as tasty as Benet's do in The Magic Thief).
Sarah is married to John Prineas, a physics professor, which comes in handy when she's writing about magic. They are the parents of Maud and Theo.
Jennifer lives with her grandmother who likes to keep her inside and teaches her about the power of herbs, but Fer has always felt more like herself when she is outside feeling the fresh air and nature calling for her.
One day she can't take it anymore and she runs outside in the middle of the night, she ends up saving what she thought was a big dog but ends up being a boy around her age, this mysterious boy with yellow eyes that leaves Fer with doubts of who she is and starts to question how much her grandmother really knows about the parents she never knew.
Fer is soon called into this other world and thirsty for answers she follows, once in the new world she feels like she finally belongs, but she also feels that there is something wrong with the land.
While Fer try's to learn as much as possible of this land full of magic, she learns that the wrongness of the lands is affecting everyone that follows the lady of the land. And the desperation from the lady to keep Fer from asking to much questions and the lady's efforts to bring Fer to her side, push Fer into questioning everything and finding out the truth about her parents and this strange land where magic is real and oaths hold true power, even more. But is she ready to know the answers?
This is a book that both adults and kids can enjoy, for the adults I feel this book brings out the little kid in you and the story is interesting and leaves the kids with a good message. Sarah Prineas creates a world that is unique, easy to imagine, read and get lost in.
As I read this book it brought up that sense of curiosity that felt child like, a need to know what happens next, how Fer is going to fend against the latest threat or lie that comes her way.
Honestly I don't have kids, but I feel like it would be the perfect book to share with the little ones, in my case my little cousins. I can't wait to discover what other things Sarah Prineas has written nor can I wait to see how the Winterling series will turn out.
8 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sat May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Excellent book for middle grade readers and those ready for more than just MG. My 10 year old advanced reader son devoured this in about a day and a half. Very richly detailed, wonderful imagery, engrossing story.
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Posted Sun Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2012
Omg! I really want to buy this book now!
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Posted Tue Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2013
I couldn't put this book down, it was so amazing. This book is great for anyone who loves adventure. ;)
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Posted Sun Jun 10 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I read the sample and this book sounds great
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Posted Sat Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2012
Omg i luv thid book
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Posted Sat Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2012
This book is like the story of Mozes read it and youll see
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Posted Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2013
How many pages is this book plz tell me soon i realy need to know
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Posted Wed Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 2011
Omfg im the fst t wt a rviw yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ah yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa so happy so happy ps exited to read this book. My name is brooks and i go to pound middle shcool lincoln nebraska and im very happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :{)
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Posted Wed Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2013
It was a short story i liked the characters Fer/Puck
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Posted Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2013
This book has 154 pages but it is worth it!!!!
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Posted Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2013
OMG READ IT
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Posted Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2013
I love this book but seriously? Last week this book was $1.99!!!!!!
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Posted Sun Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2013
I like stories for girls where the girl is strong and self sufficient.
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Posted Sat Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2013
I'm not sure wethir to buy the book or not because the reviews look good at least most of them so i think im going to buy it
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Posted Sat Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2013
Too confusing
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Posted Fri Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Im skyping wit sarah on tuesday
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Posted Fri Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2012
Omg ok so i wrote a letter to her and i tolda suggestion AAND SHE SAID SHE WOULD
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Overview
“We live here, my girl, because it is close to the Way, and echoes of its magic are felt in our world. The Way is a path leading to another place, where the people are governed by different rules. Magic runs through them and their land.”
With her boundless curiosity and wild spirit, Fer has always felt that she doesn’t belong. Not when the forest is calling to her, when the rush of wind through branches feels more real than school or the quiet farms near her house. Then she saves an injured creature—he looks like...