This book is like the wild, strange forest it describes. Trenton Lee Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Benedict Society WILDWOOD is an irresistible, atmospheric adventure - richly imagined and richly rewarding. School Library Journal (starred review) Further adventures in Wildwood cannot come quickly enough. Ellis’s illustrations perfectly capture the original world and contribute to the feel of an instant timeless classic. Meloy has an immediately recognizable verbal style and creates a fully realized fantasy world…. The bestselling trilogy from Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis consists of Wildwood, Under Wildwood, and Wildwood Imperium. 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. 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.

It feels at once firmly steeped in the classics of children's literature and completely fresh. Wildwood captivates readers with the wonder and thrill of a secret world within the landscape of a modern city.

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.

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