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Staff Pick
I love Wildwood. I love Colin Meloy and the Decemberists. I love Carson Ellis's striking illustrations. These books, set in a magically reimagined Forest Park, are lyrical and charming. This box set is the perfect gift for anyone who needs a little more magic. Recommended By Ashleigh B., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Experience the epic world of Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’s highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, in this paperback box set containing Wildwood, Under Wildwood, and Wildwood Imperium.
With a stunning package and over eighty illustrations — including maps and full-color plates — in each book, this exquisite box set is the perfect gift for Wildwood fans and lovers of epic fantasy.
Prue McKeel’s life is ordinary. At least until her brother is abducted by a murder of crows and taken to the Impassable Wilderness, a dense, tangled forest on the edge of Portland. No one’s ever gone in — or at least returned to tell of it. So begins an adventure that will take Prue and her friend Curtis deep into the Impassable Wilderness. There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval—a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood.
Synopsis
Experience the epic world of Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis's highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, in this paperback box set containing Wildwood, Under Wildwood, and Wildwood Imperium.
With a stunning package and over eighty illustrations--including maps and full-color plates--in each book, this exquisite box set is the perfect gift for Wildwood fans and lovers of epic fantasy.
Prue McKeel's life is ordinary. At least until her brother is abducted by a murder of crows and taken to the Impassable Wilderness, a dense, tangled forest on the edge of Portland. No one's ever gone in--or at least returned to tell of it. So begins an adventure that will take Prue and her friend Curtis deep into the Impassable Wilderness. There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval--a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood.
About the Author
Colin Meloy once wrote Ray Bradbury a letter, informing him that he "considered himself an author too." He was ten. Since then, Colin has gone on to be the singer and songwriter for the band the Decemberists, where he channels all of his weird ideas into weird songs. With the Wildwood Chronicles, he is now channeling those ideas into novels.
As a kid, Carson Ellis loved exploring the woods, drawing, and nursing wounded animals back to health. As an adult, little has changed — except she is now the acclaimed illustrator of several books for children, including Lemony Snicket's The Composer Is Dead, Dillweed's Revenge by Florence Parry Heide, and The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.
Colin and Carson live with their sons, Hank and Milo, in Oregon.