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In a small town near a forest in a historically accurate Russia, a girl grows up seeing the domovoy and other magic creatures. When her new step mother moves in it turns out she too can see them, but thinks them horrible demons and a young handsome priest also new to the town encourages her and begins to make the people of the town abandon their old gods for the one true god, unwittingly holding open a door for a terrible god, brother of the Winter King,
Based on Russian fairy tales this story di ...more
Based on Russian fairy tales this story di ...more
A gorgeous jewel of a book, blending Russian history and folklore.
I found this one hard to follow, but it was a good wintry fantasy. I may not continue the series, though.
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