Paperback: 541 Pages, 7.7' L x 6.1' W, Recommended for Ages 8 and up (we say 9 and up)Īuthor Colin Meloy & illustrator Carson Ellis live with their family outside of Portland, Oregon. Publish Date: September 25, 2012, Harper Collins The story is told from multiple points of view, and the book features more than eighty illustrations, including six full-color plates, making this an absolutely gorgeous object. Wildwood: Book I: The Wildwood Chronicles (Wildwood Trilogy) by Meloy, Colin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It feels at once firmly steeped in the classics of children's literature and completely fresh at the same time. Wildwood captivates readers with the wonder and thrill of a secret world within the landscape of a modern city. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. In Wildwood, Prue and her friend Curtis uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval-a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions.

Book.For fans of The Chronicles of Narnia comes the first book in the Wildwood Chronicles, the New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure series by Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of The Mysterious Benedict Society, Du Iz Tak and Home. What begins as a rescue mission becomes something much bigger as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness.

There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval, a world full of warring creatures, peace-loving mystics and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, Prue McKeel begins an adventure that will take her and her friend Curtis way beyond her hometown and deep into the Impassable Wilderness. To be clear, the books here are: Wildwood and Under Wildwood. Light wear at the corners of the dustjackets prices intact no interior markings. Both books have red boards with a small gilt pictorial on the front panel lettered in gilt on the spine endpaper maps dustjackets and interior illustrations by Carson Ellis.

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