this is a borzoi book published by alfred a. knopf This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2007 by Juliet Marillier

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition of this work as follows:

Marillier, Juliet.

Wildwood dancing / Juliet Marillier.

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summary: Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood.

[1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Magic—Fiction. 3. Sisters—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.M33856Wil 2007

[Fic]—dc22

2006016075

eISBN: 978-0-375-84944-2

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To my granddaughter Claire

Many people assisted in the preparation of this book. Mircea Gastaldo took me to parts of Transylvania I never could have reached on my own, and shared his wealth of knowledge and his love of Romanian culture and landscape.