THE WOODCUTTER
Winner - Garcia Award
Best Fiction Book of the Year
1st Place Fantasy WINNER
Reader Views Reviewers Choice Awards
WINNER - Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Indie Book Awards
Deep within the Wood, a young woman lies dead. Not a mark on her body. No trace of her murderer. Only her chipped glass slippers hint at her identity. The Woodcutter, keeper of the peace between the Twelve Kingdoms of Man and the Realm of the Faerie, must find the maiden’s killer before others share her fate.
Guided by the wind and aided by three charmed axes won from the River God, the Woodcutter begins his hunt, searching for clues in the whispering dominions of the enchanted unknown. But quickly he finds that one murdered maiden is not the only nefarious mystery afoot: one of Odin’s hellhounds has escaped, a sinister mansion appears where it shouldn’t, a pixie dust drug trade runs rampant, and more young girls go missing. Looming in the shadows is the malevolent, power-hungry queen, and she will stop at nothing to destroy the Twelve Kingdoms and annihilate the Royal Fae…unless the Woodcutter can outmaneuver her and save the gentle souls of the Wood.
Blending magic, heart-pounding suspense, and a dash of folklore, The Woodcutter is an extraordinary retelling of the realm of fairy tales.
Der Holzfäller - Mord im Märchenwald
(German Edition)
Reviews
"Five Stars - I had a glorious time reading this book. I truly couldn’t put it down. The climax of this story was truly heart-stopping"
- Akamai Reader
"Five Stars - The Woodcutter is a must read for both the lover of fantasy and mystery."
- Marissa Libbit, Reader Views
"It felt like the continuation of fairy tales with the right suspense, drama and action to keep my adult side hooked while my inner child re-visited fairyland."
- Susan Violente, I Have Something to Say
"This is a great fantasy read that weaves together all of your favorite fairytales in a really ingenious way. The author creates a world
where these stories make sense coexisting together. I really loved this novel."
- Thrifty E-Book Reader
"Danley weaves together fairy tales in a fascinating web, creating a whole new story with great depth and emotion. In many ways, her
book is the opposite of Jasper Fforde’s Nursery Crime series. For Fforde, the nursery rhyme and fairy tale allusions are all there to
provide tongue in cheek humor. For Danley, the shards of story are there to craft her own beautiful mosaic."
- Rosanne E. Lortz, Read Room
"The mystery and intrigue kept me guessing, and I'm already anxious to read more from Danley in the future if she continues to write
books of this caliber."
- Bonnie Lynn Wagner, A Backwards Story
"Those of you familiar with more traditional fairytales will love the language of this novel. Kate Danley’s writing is beautiful. She is a master at words and I found myself reading and re-reading many lines throughout."
-Alyssa, Books Take you Places