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Young Hag and the Witches' Quest
by Isabel Greenberg
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
I love an Arthurian retelling and this one was inventive and original. Young Hag is the daughter of a witch and a granddaughter of a witch, but she is disappointed to learn after her naming ceremony that there is no more magic in Britain. Fifty years earlier, Merlin was sealed into a tree, the sword Excalibur was broken, and the doors between the human realm and the Otherworld were shut. But who closed them, and why? And what does it mean when human babies are suddenly getting replaced by Faerie changlings, and knights ride giant cats, and old secrets begin coming to light? The art is scratchy and wild, coloring done in a limited palette that suits the magically shadowed and misted landscapes of this world of story. If you enjoyed Spear by Nicola Griffith or The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein or The Once and Future King by TH White you should read this one as well.