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In this fantasy romance for all ages, a boy catches a glimpse of Fifika, as he flees with his family from danger, traveling with his clan with haste to the lands of the boyar, a mysterious benefactor. Smitten, the boy becomes her playmate there in the Carpathians where the boyar resides and whose hillsides are… Continue reading Review: In the Service of The Boyar by Jason Graff
The Erl-King is a disorientating, romantic tale from the wonderful Angela Carter. In a mysterious forest where everything is decaying and rotting, the narrator falls for the repulsive yet irresistible Erl-King. As with most of the stories in The Bloody Chamber, Carter manages to keep the female protagonist fairly generic, allowing the reader to put… Continue reading The Erl-King
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