A classic fantasy from the acclaimed Nebula Grandmaster, Hugo, Locus, and Prometheus Award winner Caroline Cherry. A faerie story as it should be◦—like an old myth, full of unspeakable beauty and sadness. A prose ballad about several generations of people whose property is located next to an enchanted forest, which causes many worries, but can help those whose hearts remain pure. The stunning color and atmosphere will be appreciated by true dreamers. The magic is flowing out of the world. This is the inexorable law of time and the will of Man, who commands fire and iron. There is almost no place left for wild, primordial, archaic magic. There is only Eldwood, a small forest, gloomy but proud, hiding from uninvited guests the wonders in its heart, where it is almost impossible to reach . There is only Eldwood and his permanent guardian in a nondescript gray cloak, the last of the people of the high Shi. There is only Eldwood and the piercing story of longing for what is lost and the light that does not fade in spite of everything. “Visit the hidden world; let him be torn apart by war, but, drawn by the wave of the author’s intention, we will see a lot of beauty in him. This is the end of magic in the human world, the end of elves, and it’s sad, but it’s meant to be.”◦– The Rambles