Trent, Tiffany. The serpent's coils.TRENT, Tiffany. The serpent's coils. (Hallowmere, Vol. One.) Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in , Mirrorstone. 291 p. c2007. 0-7869-4229-9. $8.95. JS The Civil War leaves Corrine orphaned and at the mercy of her mother's brother. Her grief mixes with curiosity when she discovers her uncle to be in possession of her mother's trunk. Against his wishes, she opens it, finding a portrait of an unknown woman and a monk's letters from the 13th and 14th centuries describing his dealings with the Fey. When the Fey begin to communicate with Corrine, her uncle tries to protect her by sending her to a reformatory school for girls who share Corrine's ability to interact with other worldly beings. At the school, Corrine's involvement with the realm of fairy increases as she discovers more of the monk's letters. Disquieting dis·qui·et tr.v. dis·qui·et·ed, dis·qui·et·ing, dis·qui·ets To deprive of peace or rest; trouble. n. Absence of peace or rest; anxiety. adj. Archaic Uneasy; restless. dreams and the disappearance of her classmates Classmates can refer to either:
Tiffany Trent blends folkloric and supernatural elements with the social and economic upheaval of post-Civil War Virginia. From the isolated setting to ghostly apparitions and a curious and courageous heroine, Trent creates an historical fantasy Historical fantasy (sometimes referred to as "fantahistorical"), is a subgenre of fantasy, related to historical fiction. It includes stories set in a specified historical period but with some element of fantasy added to the world, such as magic or a mythical creature hidden in reminiscent of 19th-century gothic novels gothic novel European Romantic, pseudo-medieval fiction with a prevailing atmosphere of mystery and terror. Such novels were often set in castles or monasteries equipped with subterranean passages, dark battlements, and hidden panels, and they had plots involving ghosts, , satisfying to fans of horror and fantasy. Debra Mitts-Smith, Asst. Prof., GSLIS GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information Science , Dominican Univ., River Forest, IL J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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