The Enthralling Story of « The Girl Who Drank the Moon »

Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind. She rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.

One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna’s thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge—with dangerous consequences.

Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Unaware that the witch is really Xan, he threatens the safety of the family Luna has come to call her own. The novel builds to a breathtaking climax where magic, love, and the power of stories collide.