About the Book
As one of the most consistently exciting writers to emerge in the last
twenty-five years, Orson Scott Card has been honored with numerous
awards, immersing readers in dazzling worlds only he could create. Now,
in Enchantment, Card works his magic as never before, transforming the
timeless story of Sleeping Beauty into an original fantasy brimming
with romance and adventure.
The moment Ivan stumbled upon a
clearing in the dense Carpathian forest, his life was forever changed.
Atop a pedestal encircled by fallen leaves, the beautiful princess
Katerina lay still as death. But beneath the foliage a malevolent
presence stirred and sent the ten-year-old Ivan scrambling for the
safety of Cousin Marek's farm.
Now, years later, Ivan is an
American graduate student, engaged to be married. Yet he cannot forget
that long-ago day in the forest – or convince himself it was merely a
frightened boy's fantasy. Compelled to return to his native land, Ivan
finds the clearing just as he left it.
This time he does not
run. This time he awakens the beauty with a kiss... and steps into a
world that vanished a thousand years ago.
A rich tapestry of
clashing worlds and cultures, Enchantment is a powerfully original
novel of a love and destiny that transcend centuries... and the dark
force that stalks them across the ages.
