There was a strange, enchanted boy. In Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, a wistful fantasy by Columbus author Ruth Emmie Lang, Weylyn Grey touches the life of many, human and beast, in his odyssey. –Ohio.com Orphaned, raised by wolves, and the proud owner of a horned pig named Merlin, Weylyn Grey […]
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Swansong, Kerry Andrew
Swansong, her [Kerry’s] debut novel, is set in the Scottish Highlands, where a London student flees after a disastrous night out…I had to spook myself out sometimes – I would sit in the dark and try to put myself into Polly’s position. And then I read things like Evie Wyld’s […]
Read MoreThe Crows of Beara, Julie Christine Johnson
Beautifully crafted with environmental themes, a lyrical Irish setting, and a touch of magical realism, The Crows of Beara is a breathtaking novel of how the nature of place encompasses everything that we are. Goodreads Reviews Back to Goodreads
Read MoreJagannath, Karin Tidbeck
Enter the strange and wonderful world of Swedish sensation Karin Tidbeck with this feast of darkly fantastical stories. Whether through the falsified historical record of the uniquely weird Swedish creature known as the “Pyret” or the title story, “Jagannath,” about a biological ark in the far future, Tidbeck’s unique imagination […]
Read MoreCity of the Beasts, Isabel Allende
Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold is about to join his fearless grandmother on the trip of a lifetime. An International Geographic expedition is headed to the dangerous, remote wilds of South America, on a mission to document the legendary Yeti of the Amazon known as the Beast. But there are many secrets […]
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