Cover of The Cygnet and the Firebird

The Cygnet and the Firebird

Cygnet Duology seriesbook 2 of 2

Following the novel The Sorceress and the Cygnet, McKillip's characters, the sorceress Nyx and her cousin Meguet, are plunged into the mystery of the firebird, whose haunting cry transforms objects at random. To uncover the identity of the legendary creature who turns into a nameless man at sunrise, they are swept to the edge of the world.

Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 309 pages

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