Three things have the power to destroy the Secret Country: the Border Magic, the Crystal of Earth, and the whim of the dragon. The cousins have faced the first two; now they face the third. The Country's most trusted counselors know that the five are impostors, but no one knows who has been playing
(eng) Pamela Dean
โ Scribed by Windling, Terri;Canty, Thomas;Dean, Pamela
- Publisher
- A Tom Doherty Associates Book
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 270 KB
- Series
- Fairy tale series (New York N.Y.)
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- New York
- ISBN-13
- 9780312851378
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
An old Scottish ballad and fairy tale sings of Janet, who defied Tam Lin by walking on her own land. She then was compelled to do battle with the Faery Queen for possession of her lover's soul and his body. This retelling is set in the 20th Century in a small college in the Midwest, during the Vietnam era.;Introduction / Terri Windling.
โฆ Subjects
Fairy tales -- Adaptations
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