"No one knows better how to spin a fairy tale than Naomi Mitchison."-The Observer "Read it now."-Ursula K. Le Guin "You will love this book."-Holly Black From the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and philosophical fairy-tale journey that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones, and T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone.