A shaman lies dying and to the north the land is dying too. Hunters tell of the destruction of forests and rivers at the hand of a terrible Czar, and Shingebiss dreams the truth of what they say. Not yet a shaman, merely a witch, she implores her grandmother to save the Northlands. But the old shaman knows that everything must die, even the land. Yet what use is it to be a shaman, if a shaman will do nothing. So Shingebiss takes down her bow and arrows and goes to spell the Czar . . .

 

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 1995 by Faber & Faber .

Susan Price is the acclaimed author of many books for children of all ages. In 1987 she won the Carnegie Medal for her novel The Ghost Drum and in 1994 was shortlisted again for Heads and Tales (both Faber). Her work draws inspiration from her native Black Country, where she still lives.