The Sorceress And The Cygnet: Patricia McKillip

With hair the colour of the moon, Corleu was different from the other Wayfolk. He alone tried to free his wandering tribe from the unearthly swamp that ensnared them - and he alone dared to cross the forbidden threshold. There he found a strange, dark house, a place of legnds and Gods, foreseen in the stars. And there, to save his people, began Corleu's search for the heart of the Cygnet - an impossible treasure...but if legends are real, then nothing is impossible...Cover art by Romas Kukalis.