Ivan brings his betrothed into the modern world to keep her from Yaga's clutches and the pair learn to understand not only each other, but each other's powers and weapons. He finds that he has no skills useful in the ninth century, and yet must find a way to defeat the witch Baba Yaga, who has harnessed the power of a god to take over Princess Katerina's kingdom. Echoes of Narnia sound (including some slightly preachy undertones) as Ivan is drawn back into the princess's time. More than a decade later, he returns and uses his prowess as a track-and-field star and a promise of marriage to rescue this princess. Ten-year-old Ivan is terrified by, yet drawn to, a beautiful woman frozen in time in the middle of the primordial forest of Russia. Intertwining the story of Sleeping Beauty with Russian mythology, Card (Homebody, etc.) creates an appealing though not potent fairy tale. ENCHANTMENT by Orson Scott Card - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK See all titles by Orson Scott Card.
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