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Walk the Wild With Me

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Orphaned when still a toddler, Nicholas Withybeck knows no other home than Locksley Abbey outside Nottingham, England. He works in the scriptorium embellishing illuminated manuscripts with hidden faces of the Wild Folk and whimsical creatures that he sees every time he ventures into the woods and fields. His curiosity leads him into forbidden nooks and crannies both inside and outside the abbey, and he becomes adept at hiding to stay out of trouble.
On one of these forays Nick slips into the crypt beneath the abbey. There he finds an altar older than the abbey's foundations, ancient when the Romans occupied England. Behind the bricks around the altar, he finds a palm-sized silver cup. The cup is embellished with the three figures of Elena, the Celtic goddess of crossroads, sorcery, and cemeteries.
Guided by Elena along secret forest paths, Nick learns that Little John's love has been kidnapped by Queen Mab of the Faeries. The door to the Faery mound will only open when the moons of the two realms align. That time is fast approaching. Nick must release Elena so that she can use sorcery to unlock that door, allowing Nick's band of friends to try to rescue the girl. Will he have the courage to release her as his predecessor did not?
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 14, 2019
      Characters from Robin Hood and English folklore gambol through Atwood’s vibrant historical fantasy debut. Twelve-year-old orphan Nick Withybeck is raised by monks in Locksley Abbey. When the Celtic goddess Elena chooses Nick as her vessel in the mortal world, she reveals his true heritage to him; Nick has the wild blood and is a child of the forest. Nick’s newfound magic, combined with the goddess who whispers in his mind, enable him to recognize Little John, of Robin Loxley’s merry band, as “the Green Man,” a mythical creature of the wood. When Queen Mab of the Faeries kidnaps Little John’s lover, Little John enlists Nick to use his special connection with Elena to help get her back. Infusing the story of the Sherwood outlaws with magic is a well-established trope, but shifting the focus from Robin to Little John is a welcome innovation, and Nick’s fresh eyes breathe life into the legend. Atwood’s lively tale is sure to appeal to lovers of mythology and folklore.

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