The North Woods
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Carmen's world is divided by a great iron railroad. To the north lies a wood infested with malicious spirits. To the south lie the human lands, who live blissfully in ignorance of the threat looming over them. Carmen has known her entire life that she wants to inherit Railtrack Keep, the only place where spirits can pass from one land to another. In order to prove herself as the rightful candidate, she sets off on a harrowing adventure into the depths of the forest. As Carmen ventures into the unknown, everything she has ever known will be challenged. Loyalties are tested, truths are revealed, and magic abounds as readers plunge into the fantasy world of The North Woods.
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