Includes reader's guide of The bear and the nightingale (pages 323-333) and excerpt from The girl in the tower (pages 334-347).
"Random House Reader's Circle"--Front cover and spine.
Cover illustration by Robert Hunt.
Cover design by David G. Stevenson.
Book design by Barbara M. Bachman.
Summary
A novel inspired by Russian fairy tales follows the experiences of a wild young girl who taps the mysterious powers of a precious necklace given to her father years earlier to save her village from dark and dangerous forces.