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Karen Todd grew up in Southern California northern Alabama and Middle Earth Throughout her childhood and teens she read as hungrily as she ate her mother s homemade kolache As an adult Karen has made a living teaching college English writing and editing She has won awards for fiction and nonfiction and has published poetry. Demonbinder ebookee As often as possible she still seeks magic by reading ballroom dancing and communing with moose in the Rocky Mountains near her current home A thrilling YA fantasy for fans of Shadow and Bone and The Bear and the Nightingale based on Slavic myth For millennia a demon has been kept bound by a magic art that is now dying out Only one gifted girl has the power that could keep the demon from breaking free and destroying her world Slovakia 1905 Sixteen year old Katka scrubs floors for the rich and dreams of being free to enjoy her life But when she discovers she is one of few women who still have the power to keep the evil demon ernabog chained to a mountain she must shoulder a heavier burden Because many women have stopped creating the pysanky that have bound him for millennia ernabog is about to break free If he does he ll take revenge on his captors starting with Katka s family who have always had a special gift for the magic art As she quickly hones her talent she draws the attention of the demon who unleashes his otherworldly forces on her village leaving destruction in their wake A glimmer of hope arrives when an enigmatic traveler enters Katka s world offering a daring proposition to defeat the demon But in a battle with ernabog nothing is what it seems As the lines blur between ally and adversary Katka unearths long buried secrets that threaten not just her own life but the lives of those she loves most Demonbinder A Slavic fairy taleI knew nothing of the Slovak myth of ernabog But it instantly intrigued me within the first couple of chapters Learning of the art of pysanka is fascinating as well Such pretty designs on eggs. Demonbinder pdffiller Karen writes so well It was easy to follow and kept my interest on every page I loved the quotes I had to be like a clean window for the light to shine through: Demonbinder pdf converter I personally know Karen and have been waiting to read her book I m so happy it s now in physical form Highly recommend P Karen Todd