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Exquisite character work, an elaborate mythology, and a spectacularly rendered universe...Argues passionately against fascism and xenophobia. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Forest uses a richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice. -- Booklist (starred review) Enacts the transformative power of education, creating engaging characters set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own. A massive page-turner that leaves readers longing for more. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Refreshing, powerful...An uncompromising glimpse of world-altering politics amplified by a magical setting in which prejudice and discrimination cut both ways. -- Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author Maximum suspense, unusual magic-a whole new, thrilling approach to fantasy! -- Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author This ambitious story is impressively narrated by the talented Julia Whelan, who creatively details its world of intricate magical practices and diverse inhabitants...Whelan ably creates and sustains a wide cast of characters with intriguing and faithfully distinguished voices. Most importantly, she cultivates listeners' connection with flawed but ultimately good-hearted Elloren...Listeners witness Elloren learning to question her assumptions and see the world-and herself-more clearly. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award. -- AudioFile

"This ambitious story is impressively narrated by the talented Julia Whelan, who creatively details its world of intricate magical practices and diverse inhabitants...Whelan ably creates and sustains a wide cast of characters with intriguing and faithfully distinguished voices. Most importantly, she cultivates listeners' connection with flawed but ultimately good-hearted Elloren...Listeners witness Elloren learning to question her assumptions and see the world-and herself-more clearly. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award. -- ""AudioFile"" Maximum suspense, unusual magic-a whole new, thrilling approach to fantasy! -- ""Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author"" Refreshing, powerful...An uncompromising glimpse of world-altering politics amplified by a magical setting in which prejudice and discrimination cut both ways. -- ""Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author"" Enacts the transformative power of education, creating engaging characters set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own. A massive page-turner that leaves readers longing for more. -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" Forest uses a richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice. -- ""Booklist (starred review)"" Exquisite character work, an elaborate mythology, and a spectacularly rendered universe...Argues passionately against fascism and xenophobia. -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"""

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Laurie Forest lives deep in the backwoods of Vermont where she sits in front of a wood stove drinking strong tea and dreaming up tales full of dryads, dragons, and wands. Julia Whelan, winner of numerous Earphones Awards, won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Romance Narration in 2013 and has also been a finalist for an Audie Award in other years. She was named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of 2010, and two of her audio narrations were shortlisted for the American Library Association's notable recordings of 2010. Her narration of Jandy Nelson's The Sky Is Everywhere earned a place in the first round of 2011 Grammy nominations for Best Spoken Word Album. She is a former child actor who has appeared in multiple films and television shows, most notably ABC's Once and Again. After receiving her college degree, she returned to the film industry and is also a writer.

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