Contents : Prologue -- The forest and the fairy -- All the shapes evil takes -- Just a mouse -- A rose on Dark Mountain -- Father ans sons -- The Sculptor's Promise -- Into the labyrinth -- Razor Teeth -- A Princess -- Milk and medicine -- The Labyrinth -- The Tree -- The creatures of the forest -- The Toad -- The tailor's wife -- The Mill that lost its pond -- keep the key -- Blood -- A Lullaby -- Brother and sister -- The Watchmaker -- The Second Task -- A Cave in the woods -- The Pale Man -- No Choice -- The Razor and the Knife -- The kingdoms of death and love -- The only honorable way to die -- Bad news, good news -- Tarta -- The Bookbinder -- Only two grapes -- Broken -- Magic doesn't exist -- A different kind of man -- When the Faun fell in love -- Don't hurt her -- The cat and the mouse -- It's nothing -- Just a woman -- The tailor who bargained with death -- One last chance -- The wounded wolf -- Sister and brother -- The echo of murder -- The final task -- His father's name -- The boy who escaped -- The return of the princess -- Epilogue
Summary:
This spellbinding tale takes readers to a sinister, magical, and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters like trickster fauns, murderous soldiers, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family.
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