The-Mad-Hare
In the year the great comet blazed across the midnight sky, a child was born beneath its fire.
When young Elara gives birth during the passage of a blazing silver comet, her newborn daughter opens eyes that glow with the same unearthly light. The villagers see only a curse. The priest sees a demon. Within hours, mother, father, and child are forced to flee into the wilds with nothing but fear and a fragile hope.
Hunted across snowbound moors and ancient forests, Elara and Tomas will do anything to protect their daughter. But Lirael is no ordinary child. Her silver eyes hold secrets older than the Church, and the light that shines from her can soothe the sick, calm wild beasts, or reveal the hidden truths in a person's soul.
As winter gives way to spring, word of the "Star Maiden" spreads. Some seek her as a saint. Others come with torches and iron to destroy what they cannot understand. With each passing month, Lirael's power grows - and so does the danger that follows.
Now, in a hidden green glen between the high fells, a family fights to build a life while the world closes in. Because the comet did not simply mark the child.
It chose her.
And the stars are still watching.