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256 pages, Hardcover
First published July 2, 2019
Once upon a time, when the woods were young,
they were home to creatures
who were full of magic and wonder ....
"Here!" She turned the open book to her visitor. "See? That’s a Fairy."
Well. If the girl thought so. Ofelia’s visitor decided to play along.
"My name is Ofelia," she said, trying her best to sound brave and not intimidated at all by the horns and those strange blue eyes. "Who are you?"
"Me?" The creature pointed at his withered chest. "Ha!" He waved his hand, as if names were the least important thing in the world. "Some call me Pan. But I’ve had so many names!" He took a few stiff steps. "Old names that only the wind and the trees can pronounce. . ."
The Pale Man had risen from his chair. He stepped out from behind the table, his legs moving as stiffly as if they’d forgotten how to carry his skeletal body. He kept his hands raised to his face, his eyes in his palms searching for the thief who’d woken him and stolen from his table.