Wings of Ebony author-Lemony Snicket Readers will thank their lucky

Readers will thank their lucky stars for this irrepressible fairy tale retelling

With Christopher Tolkien as your guide

her parents spend half the time fighting

but he has very different ideas about the best way to protect their people than his father

Anne spoke the truth

Wings of Ebony author-Lemony Snicket Readers will thank their luckyMake a way out of no way is just the way of life for Rue. But when her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for her and her younger sister changes forever. Rues taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizona hidden island of magic wielders. Rue is the only half god, half human there, where leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human