The Book of Isle: Book 1: The White Hart by Nancy Springer ~ 1979 Hardcover (BCE) ~ The book is in very good condition with solid binding and clean pages. There are no markings. This is a vintage book so the dust jacket has some edge and corner wear and a small tear at the top. Please see the photos. ~ Welcome to Isle, a land of fantasy that existed long before there were such things. Surrounded by vast oceans and dotted with thick forests, Isle was a land in which all beings lived together. There were gods and ghosts dwelling with the Old Ones, the wise ancient ancestors. During this period, The Book of Suns began its life, though little was known about its contents. The mighty marriage between Sun and Moon begins an adventure never seen before. ~ Cuin, son of Clarric, is heir to his uncle, Pryce Dacaerin, a regional lord who has gained wealth and power by protecting landholders from bandits, dragons, and other threats that haunt the unsettled places. Cuin, as heir, is also expected to marry Dacerin’s daughter, Ellid. Ellid has been kidnapped in a power grab by one of Dacerin’s resistive landholders and is being held as bait for an ambush. She is freed by a lean, dark haired mysterious stranger who seems to have some power over stone and animals and is sensitive to light. This stranger will come to change all of their lives forever. It comes to pass the stranger reveals himself to be Bevan of Eburacon, the son of Byve, once High King of Isle and Celonwy, a goddess of the moon. Ellid falls in love with Bevan and turns away from her engagement to Cuin. Their adventures begin...