A tale of fatherhood, motherhood, what you’d give, and what you’d become.
Charles Vess
Fiction and Excerpts [3]
Seven Wild Sisters (Excerpt)
Father Christmas: A Wonder Tale of the North
Seven Wild Sisters (Excerpt)
Read an illustrated excerpt from Charles de Lint and Charles Vess’ new book Seven Wild Sisters, the sequel to The Cats of Tanglewood Forest, out on February 4th from Little, Brown Books For Younger Readers.
When it comes to fairies, Sarah Jane Dillard must be careful what she wishes for. She may have thought she wanted to meet the fairies of the Tanglewood Forest, but that was before she knew the truth about them. When Sarah Jane discovers a tiny man wounded by a cluster of miniature poison arrows, she brings him to the reclusive Aunt Lillian for help. But the two quickly find themselves ensnared in a longtime war between rival fairy clans, and Sarah Jane’s six sisters have been kidnapped to use as ransom. Her only choice is to go after them, and with the help of several mythical friends—from the Apple Tree Man to a cat called Li’l Pater—she’ll have to find a way to untangle herself from the fairy feud before she and her sisters are trapped in their world forever.
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (Excerpt)
We’ve got an excerpt Charles de Lint’s The Cats of Tanglewood Forest, illustrated by Charles Vess! Take a look at this gorgeous book, out on March 5 from Little, Brown Books For Young Readers:
The magic is all around you, if only you open your eyes….
Lillian Kindred spends her days exploring the Tanglewood Forest, a magical, rolling wilderness that she imagines to be full of fairies. The trouble is, Lillian has never seen a wisp of magic in her hills—until the day the cats of the forest save her life by transforming her into a kitten. Now Lillian must set out on a perilous adventure that will lead her through untamed lands of fabled creatures—from Old Mother Possum to the fearsome Bear People—to find a way to make things right.
In this whimsical, original folktale written and illustrated throughout in vibrant full color by two celebrated masters of modern fantasy, a young girl’s journey becomes an enchanting coming-of-age story about magic, friendship, and the courage to shape one’s own destiny.