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The Mouse Who Broke the Sky
Fedir, an orphaned boy from the war-torn Human World, is unexpectedly saved from a terrible fate by a headstrong mouse from the magical realm of Evador, where rumblings of war have just begun. Using what little magic he possesses, Musha shrinks Fedir to the size of a mouse, smuggles him into Evador, then demands that his adopted sister, Kishka Ruky, the Witch of the Southern Wood, hide Fedir in plain sight by turning the tiny boy into a mouse.
Against her better judgment, she agrees. Unfortunately, her actions immediately anger the Great Goddess Evador, who causes the sky to crack. The rift does not go unnoticed by the fearsome King Olodar, a giant walking tree who has declared all magic users as evil and Evador as his own.
Now, Olodar is determined to find a way through the sky and claim the Human World, too. Therefore he orders his followers to bring him the human mouse and his Evadorian companion who caused such powerful magic to occur.
And war looms ever closer.
Part a mad dash to safety and part a desperate attempt to close the sky before King Olodar can reach the Human World, Musha and Fedir are swept into an extraordinary adventure filled with magic, danger, unlikely allies, ancient secrets, and choices whose consequences reach far beyond themselves. Along the way, they discover that courage does not always belong to the strongest, and, even in the darkest hours, there is always reason to hope.
This mesmerizing fantasy paints an allegory of children of war in current times as it weaves an intricate tapestry showing that even the smallest among us can change the fate of worlds. A four-year labor of love, The Mouse Who Broke the Sky brings together best-selling author Howard Odentz, award-winning artist Karen Burke, and more than a dozen dollmakers from around the world to create a modern-day illustrated epic for all ages. Beautiful and thought-provoking, it is a unique fable and a gift to the children of today who will soon inherit the world of tomorrow.
An oversized 8.5 × 11-inch illustrated hardcover — a coffee-table book made to be displayed.
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