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The fourth installment in Catherynne M. Valente's acclaimed Fairyland series.

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The Christian Patriarch of Constantinople is fighting a holy war against the forces of Islam. His attempts to rally the support of Europe fail to give him the strength he needs against the forces of Islam. Fearing defeat, he sends his appeals to the great Christian king in the East, Prester John--for the Patriarch was once a boy named Kostas, a novice in the service of John, long before he became king. The Patriarch's message, seemingly via di...

This is the story of a place that never was: the kingdom of Prester John, the utopia described by an anonymous, twelfth-century document which captured the imagination of the medieval world and drove hundreds of lost souls to seek out its secrets, inspiring explorers, missionaries, and kings for centuries. But what if it were all true? What if there was such a place, and a poor, broken priest once stumbled past its borders, discovering, not a ...

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Un anno è ormai trascorso da quando Settembre è tornata a casa, ma lei non ha ancora dimenticato le straordinarie avventure vissute a Fairyland. Ogni giorno si siede alla finestra e aspetta che il magico Vento Verde torni per portarla via. Ma il Vento non arriva e la bambina è sempre più triste. Teme di non rivedere più Fairyland, e nemmeno la propria ombra, perduta durante il viaggio. Finalmente, una sera, le si presenta l'occasione che ha a ...

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One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century."-Time magazine on the Fairyland seriesTwelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help...

A passionate SF tale from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, Catherynne M. Valente.

A passionate SF tale from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, Catherynne M. Valente.

The Oracles of the ancient world spoke for the gods, they spoke for the future: but they could not speak for themselves. Here, their voices bubble up from the depths, enraged and sardonic, sorrowing and wild, finding themselves on new ground -- scattered across the American continent, marking a path for the seeker to follow, from New England universities to Hawaiian volcanoes, from dilapidated factories to Chinatown kitchens, from the Old Ea...

September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that its inhabitants have been losing their shadowsNand their magicNto the world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a new ruler: Halloween, the Hollow Queen, who is September's shadow. And Halloween does not want to give Fairyland's shadows back.

September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that its inhabitants have been losing their shadowsNand their magicNto the world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a new ruler: Halloween, the Hollow Queen, who is September's shadow. And Halloween does not want to give Fairyland's shadows back.

September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home and embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and find herself faced with saving Fairyland from a moon-Yeti. Illustrations.

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One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century."-Time magazine, on the Fairyland seriesA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adve...

One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century." -Time magazine on the Fairyland seriesSeptember misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home and embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and find herself faced with saving Fairyland fr...

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