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294 pp.
| HarperCollins/Eos |
April, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-06-051371-3$$16.99
|
LibraryISBN 0-06-051372-1$$17.89
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4-6
Makenna, a hedgewitch, is allied with the goblins against human efforts to exterminate them. In a losing war, young Sir Tobin is wrongly arrested for treason; to redeem his name, Tobin agrees to capture or kill the "sorceress" leading the goblins. Makenna and Tobin meet; wits are matched. The addition of political motivations to a genre dominated by a good/evil dichotomy is a pleasing surprise. A rousing fantasy adventure.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2003