A shape-shifter and an errant soul share an unbreakable bond and a
curse, and must join together to fulfill an ancient magical prophecy in
Nancy Springer's final installment of the Book of Isle
When Prince Dair was a small child and still in wolf form, he saw his
future in the loom of Ylim, the weaving seeress as old as the world. It
was prophesied that he, the changeling son of King Trevyn of Isle, would
travel far from his home and his loved ones, carrying his magic to the
mainland. For the first time, Dair saw the golden swan, and the face of
the stranger to whom he was eternally linked, the wanderer called Frain.
But this mysterious youth who can feel everything Dair feels--his
emotions, his anxieties, his pain--bears an obligation to a lost love
and a curse of dark enchantment. Still, the bond that unites Dair and
Frain is stronger than iron, and in their mystical union rests the fate
of a troubled land.
Reviewers have compared the volumes in Nancy Springer's enthralling Book
of Isle series to the works of J. R. R. Tolkien and other masters of
fantasy literature. The captivating saga concludes spectacularly with an
unforgettable tale of duty, friendship, peril, fate, and love that adds
a new richness and color to this remarkable island realm and its magical
inhabitants.
