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A REDISCOVERED FANTASY CLASSIC - INTRODUCED BY SAMANTHA SHANNON

''No one knows better how to spin a fairy tale than Naomi Mitchison'' OBSERVER

''I felt, very powerfully, that I had been waiting for Travel Light'' AMAL EL-MOHTAR, author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR

''Disarmingly familiar, like a memory only half-recalled. You will love this book'' HOLLY BLACK, author of BOOK OF NIGHT

''Perhaps her nurse turned into a bear and carried her away into the forest. Perhaps she was brought up by bears and dragons. Perhaps it was better for her in the end than being a king''s child.''
''That was never the story,'' said Modolf.
''Forget the story,'' said Halla.

Halla is the daughter of a king, cast out as a baby into a world of danger and enchantment. She is raised by bears, lives as a dragon, converses with Valkyries and avoids troublesome heroes. But the time of myth is passing, and Odin All-Father offers Halla a choice: will she stay dragonish and hoard wealth and possessions, or will she travel light?

Weaving folklore, fairy tale and Norse myth into a shimmering, witty and slyly subversive tapestry, Travel Light is a rediscovered gem of classic fantasy writing - perfect for fans of Tolkien, Philip Pullman and Ursula K. Le Guin.

Book details

• Full title: Travel Light
• Author: Naomi Mitchison
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• EAN: 9780349020549
• ID: 48234345
• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Weight: 160 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 126 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. March 2026

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