Brindille and the Shadow Hunters

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A frail young girl flees a roaring forest fire in the middle of the nightdesperately taking refuge in a cave where she quickly loses consciousness. Shewakes up in a strange, tiny village populated by fairy-like creatures. Her hostsseem intrigued by the sparkles of light that seem to surround her. The villagechieftain explains that one of their hunters found her passed out in the forestand brought her back here for treatment. He asks who she is, but she remembersnothing except for a wall and flames. The chief is baffled by her tale as therehas not been any fire in the forest lately, and yet the young woman does indeedshow signs of burns. Somewhat recovered and dressed in woodland clothes made bythe villagers, the young lady asks to meet the hunter who found her in theforest. She asks her savior to take her to where he found her, hoping thatseeing the place will restore her memory. But Meliss refuses -- the rules of thevillage say that only hunters can enter the forest, and all of the sparklessurrounding the girl would catch the eyes of predators living in these woods...

What follows is a tale of discovery, magic, tragedy, and adventure, asthe girl discovers powers that may or may not be borne of an ancient evil. Shebefriends a cunning, talking wolf along the way, and together the two set out ona journey that will not soon be easily forgotten.
A beautifully illustrated,magical fairy tale sure to appeal to young teens and up, created by theaward-winning team behind the world-renowned LOVE series of wordless wildlifegraphic novels.

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels / General (fancy, right?)