Image of crossed swords

Read the Witcher

Seven Wild Sisters

A Modern Fairy Tale

Seven Wild Sisters Open the full-size image

Contributors

By Charles de Lint

Illustrated by Charles Vess

Formats and Prices

Price

$18.00

Price

$20.00 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Hardcover $18.00 $20.00 CAD
  2. ebook $7.99 $9.99 CAD
  3. Trade Paperback $9.99 $11.99 CAD

Also available from:

This full-color, illustrated companion novel to The Cats of Tanglewood Forest includes “beautiful bookmaking, lovely storytelling, and wondrous illustrations….Readers will be enchanted” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). This captivating adventure from two masters of modern fantasy is a story of magic, family, and the power in believing in both. Sarah Jane has always wanted to meet a fairy, but she has no idea that the tiny wounded man she discovers in the Tanglewood Forest is about to ensnare her in a longtime war between rival magical clans. When her six sisters are kidnapped and split up by the opposing sides, she’ll need the help of several friends–from the reclusive Aunt Lillian to the mysterious Apple Tree Man–to bring them home. But if they don’t untangle themselves from the feud quickly, they could all be trapped in the fairy world forever. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly noted “the lyrical narrative blends a contemporary setting with a fairy tale that might have been plucked from a distinctly different time and place.

Genre:

  • * "Beautiful bookmaking, lovely storytelling, and wondrous illustrations....readers will be enchanted."
    Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • * "The lyrical narrative blends a contemporary setting with a fairy tale that might have been plucked from a distinctly different time and place."
    Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • * "[A] delicious companion novel."
    School Library Journal, starred review
  • "There is an elegance and thoughtfulness to both the text and accompanying illustrations.... Folktale and fairy tale fans who are seeking a longer adventure into which to settle will find this a perfect fit."
    The Bulletin

On Sale
Feb 4, 2014
Page Count
272 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316053563

You May Also Like

Once Upon a Book
Once Upon a Book $18.99 $24.99 CAD
A Tale of Magic… Paperback Boxed Set
A Tale of Magic… Paperback Boxed Set $30.00 $40.00 CAD
Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel $18.99 $23.99 CAD
Dust & Grim
Dust & Grim $7.99 $11.99 CAD
A Tale of Sorcery…
A Tale of Sorcery… $9.99 $12.99 CAD

Charles de Lint

About the Author

Charles De Lint is the much beloved author of more than seventy adult, young adult, and children’s books, including The Cats of Tanglewood Forest, The Blue Girl, The Painted Boy, and Under My Skin. Well-known throughout fantasy and science-fiction circles as one of the trailblazers of the modern fantasy genre, he is the recipient of the World Fantasy, White Pine, Crawford, and Aurora awards. De Lint is a poet, songwriter, performer, and folklorist, and he writes a monthly book-review column for the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He shares his home in Ottawa, Canada, with his wife, MaryAnn Harris.

Charles Vess is a world-renowned artist and a three-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, among several others. His work has appeared in magazines, comic books, and novels, including The Cats of Tanglewood Forest, The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales, Peter Pan, The Book of Ballads, and Stardust, written by Neil Gaiman and made into an acclaimed film by Paramount Pictures in 2007. Vess has also illustrated two picture books with Gaiman, Instructions and Blueberry Girl, that were New York Times bestsellers. His art has been featured in several gallery and museum exhibitions across the United States as well as in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and Italy. He lives on a small farm and works from his studio, Green Man Press, in southwest Virginia.

Learn more about this author

Charles Vess

About the Illustrator

Learn more about this illustrator