the King sends Pratyush off to kill one last monster (a powerful nagin who has been turning men to stone) before he’ll consider granting the slayer his freedom

each sees in the other the possibility to chart a new path

Maybe Cat should take this as a sign to get over Alison

But with the forest destroyed

what’s he doing signing up for the baseball team

Splinter & Ash (Splinter & Ash, 1) Jacinta Bunnell the King sends Pratyush offAn essential middle grade fantasy where all readers will find heroes to love and to cheer! Alex London, author of Battle Dragons and The Princess Protection Program Every kid deserves to see themselves as princesses or knights or whatever role they wish to play, and Nijkamp carves out the space for them to do so. Thoughtful, inclusive, and an outright joy, Splinter & Ash shines; a new classic that belongs on the shelves of every fantasy reader. Nicole