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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Vol. 1 (light novel)

By Azure and Jougi Shiraishi and Nicole Wilder
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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Vol. 1 follows Elaina, a witch who roams the world without a fixed goal, encountering a variety of characters and weaving their stories into her own journey. Unlike typical tales of heroes and prophecies, this story explores the beauty of travel and the diverse stories found along the way, culminating in Elaina taking on an apprentice to continue the cycle of adventure.
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"Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina who set off on a journey across the world. Along the way, she would meet all kinds of people, from a country full of witches to a giant in love with his own muscles. With each meeting, Elaina would become a small part of their stories, and her own world would get a little bit bigger"--

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It's not about the destination...

What's your favourite story? Does it have a hero who slays a dragon and saves a princess? Or a child of prophecy destined for greatness? Well, my favourite story is a little different.

It's the tale of a witch who travels the world, seeking nothing in particular. With no quest of her own, she's free to wander wherever the wind takes her, adding a few pages to the story of whomever she meets before setting off on her next adventure. At the end of her travels, the witch takes on an apprentice who will one day begin her own journey. And so the cycle continues, or so the story goes.

Now, the witch who starts the story anew... who could she be?

Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Vol. 1 by Azure, Jougi Shiraishi, Nicole Wilder, invites you into this enchanting narrative where the journey itself is the true adventure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781975332952

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 309g

Pages: 244

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Azure Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Jougi Shiraishi Nicole Wilder Yen Press Young Adult

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