Elves won't talk about her. They've struck her name from history. Their silence tells the truth.
Not the whole truth...
They warn that she was a monster
— her story a cautionary tale.
Not the only truth...
They whisper she was brilliant
— her downfall a tragedy.
Not the hidden truth...
They remember when she was a child
— her gentleness.
What did she do, that the elves so revile her?
Who was this woman, whose story you must judge?
Go West, where elves fear to tread
Find the grotto revealed by the rising sun.
Only there is her story told in full.
Only there will you come to know Saphienne:
The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon
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A heartbreaking and heartwarming fantasy about rejection and belonging, power and consequence, and the cost of being ourselves.
Follow Saphienne through her elven childhood into adulthood, and witness the struggles that made her who she would become. See her rise and fall, lose what she cherishes and find what matters, and in the end?
Decide who she was for yourself.
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Written with accessible language for adult readers.
Featuring an outsider in a cozy woodland paradise, childhood adventure, found family, the best of the best, hard-earned progress, learning magic, growing friendships, a tremendous twist, righting past wrongs, and all the deep and conflicting feelings that make these things meaningful.
