For one to succeed, the other must fail...Before the Decree of Bright Magic passed, hedgewitches, far-seers, and even goblins had been tolerated by the church. Now working magic carries a death sentence, and when Makenna's mother is drowned for her work as a hedgewitch, Makenna wreaks revenge on her village and flees into the wilderness. As she wanders north, Makenna rescues and befriends the goblins who are being burned out of their homes. She may...
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I've had this book for years and years, and by now I'm really too old to be reading it, but I don't care. This book is an amazing fantasy epic, featuring all of Hilari Bell's strong points when it comes to crafting fiction: loyalty, right and wrong, friendship, and sacrifice. Makenna and Tobin are wonderfully created characters, each with subtleties and weaknesses as well as strengths. The unlikely pair join forces to fight...
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Hillari Bell is a master of character twists. By that I mean that her characters aren't obvious - good people can be bad guys, it just depends on your perspective. "The Goblin Wood" is a good example of perspective and how it depends on where you stand to justify what you believe. At first glance, it doesn't seem right that the humans are trying to eradicate the goblins from the forest... But when you get the bigger picture,...
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I can not say what exactly makes this book different from any fantasy I've ever read. The description was vivid, even the tiniest details of reaction/thought which are usually not mentioned in this kind of story, can take you back to reality but somehow managed to keep your environment with the goblins which sound a bit odd to you maybe but it happened to me. Maybe the way Ms. Bell building her character and situation that...
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I was a little put off by this book at first. Fantasy is not my favorite genre, and I especially don't like stories where problems are conveniently resolved with magic spells. But the characters in this wonderful book soon grabbed ahold of me. The author did an amazing job of maintaining my interest. There was literally never a dull moment.
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