Atana and the Firebird Imiri Sakabashir Alexander Utkin’s Gamayun Tales are

Alexander Utkin’s Gamayun Tales are fresh and modern adaptations of familiar Russian folktales

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Atana and the Firebird Imiri Sakabashir Alexander Utkin’s Gamayun Tales areBy Vivian Zhou published by Harper Alley Softcover, 256 pages, Colour, 2023 A mermaid, a firebird, and a witch become entangled with the mysterious and powerful Witch Queen, who may hold the key to each of their past in this epic middle grade fantasy by debut author Vivian Zhou. Atanas island may be quiet and peaceful, but mostly, its lonely. With the outside world full of magic hunters who would stop at nothing to capture a mermaid like