Book description
A gorgeous fantasy in the spirit of Pan's Labyrinth “that will appeal to those who loved Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things” (Library Journal, starred review).
Set in a world similar to our own, during a war that…
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Why read it?
1 author picked A Green and Ancient Light as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I read Durbin’s YA novel, Dragonfly, a couple years ago and liked it, so I decided to give this one a try. It’s told from the perspective of a young boy sent to live with his grandmother while his father serves in an unnamed war. In the forest beside the village lies a mysterious group of statues, perhaps hiding a mysterious puzzle. Despite the appearance of a faun, I began to wonder whether there would be a sufficient fantasy element, however, as the book proceeds, it captivates with a resonance of Faery comparable to the works of George MacDonald and…
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