Beyond the North Wind
- ISBN-10
- 0688113575
- ISBN-13
- 9780688113575
- Series
- Beyond the North Wind
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction / Travel
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Greenwillow Books
- Author
- Gillian Bradshaw
Description
Aristeas learns that the one-eyed Arimaspians and their powerful witch queen intend to destroy his friends the Issedones, and the Firegold and the other flying griffins are also in danger. From the author of The Dragon and the Thief and The Land of Gold, another enthralling tale of loyalty and courage.
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