Stars of the North: The Adventures of Sasha Witchblood (Vol. 2)
 |
Following The Sugar House ¸ Baba Yaga's two-fisted granddaughter returns! "These were the days when the three Romes had fallen. When the mother of the world had bled¸ when the Ice Horde had conquered Archangel¸ when the trees had marched on Muscovy¸ and when only white-walled Kiev stood against the forest. These were the days when Sasha Witchblood roamed the land¸ and tread its mud and jewels alike beneath her feet." --Traditional Sasha¸ only granddaughter of Baba Yaga¸ has faced down darkness and been marked by it. In slaying the prophetess Salome¸ she withered her own body¸ giving years of her life to escape a witch's bargain. Now¸ turning her back on the forests where she was raised¸ she wanders Europe in search of fortune... and maybe a touch of frightening justice along the way. Stars of the North contains five pulp fantasy fairy tales: The Hills of the Dead: Reluctantly helping a young woman seek her dowry¸ Sasha descends into a nightmare world beneath the mountains... and uncovers the secret of the bleak village above. Stars of the North: After the army she's following is slaughtered¸ Sasha must lead the survivors across the frozen sea of Bifrost... and through the fey traps of the frost-giant's daughter. The Watcher: Wounded by a brigand's pet demon¸ Sasha is taken in by a farmer who's quite taken with her... but who is the brigand¸ and how can he be slain? The Ice and the Tiger: When the caravan she's traveling with is attacked by a terrible beast¸ Sasha must seek out a force as ancient and monstrous as her grandmother... but the price is one she never thought she'd pay. The Uninvited: Under the curse of a wicked boyarina¸ Sasha is forced to hunt down her most dangerous quarry... the fairest of them all. Stars of the North is the second volume in the adventures of Sasha Witchblood¸ which began in The Sugar House.