num_pages: 272
description: In classic fairy tale style we embark on an enchanted journey with a young blacksmithJoranwhose only desire is to live a peaceful uncomplicated life in his forest village a desire shattered by the sudden and bizarre disappearance of his wife Charris. Later Joran is plagued by nightmares of an unimaginable sea where Charris remains trapped in a sand castle at the whim of the Moon. The goose woman insists he will find no rest from his nightmares until he solves the riddle of three keys. She tells him to travel the treacherous journey to the house of the Moon to find the answers he seeks. Unable to ignore the urgings of his nightmares Joran sets out north seeking the Moon. Leaving a town and family where he never felt truly at home Jorans journey becomes more than just a search for his wife. His path also leads inward for he must face emotions that have tormented him his entire lifefeelings of alienation and anger of despair and hurt. Along the way he rescues a wolfa huge imposing creature that becomes a companion and eventually a trusted friend. Joran has the uncanny ability to speak with animals and learns from the wolf Ruyah that he can manipulate his dreams to affect the real world. With Ruyahs humor and guidance Joran finds the courage and fortitude to press on despite setbacks and disappointments. With the wolf by his side he endures the darkness at the end of the world and the ravings of the lunatic Moon who sends him offmore confused than beforeto the Palace of the Sun with a seemingly useless gift. After trekking through a vast unmerciful desert Joran arrives at the Palace of the Sun where he meets the Suns mother Sola. She helps Joran understand part of his riddle and then sends him with the gift of a sunstone to the cave of the South Wind whom she says will finally reveal the truth to him about his wifeif he dares hear it. He and Ruyah travel south through jungle and finally arrive at the cave. There Joran is swept along a vision where he sees his past and in horror learns truths that send him into deep despair. The South Wind dismisses him with one last giftbut like the other two gifts he has no idea what they are for or how they will help him rescue his wife. She tells him to find the sea of his dreamsfar west beyond his imagining.
language: English
title: The Wolf of Tebron
publisher: AMG Publishers